The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook

Ifa a relative or friend of yours has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), you know that the emotional fallout from this disorder can be devastating.  Demands from people with BPD often vary from one hour to the next, and anything at all can set off a rage. This new workbook, from author of the best-selling Stop Walking on Eggshells, offers a wealth of practical stategies that will help you set and enforce limits with someone who has this volatile and exhausting condition, and at the same time successfully care for yourself, and your relationship.

In her first book, author Randi Kreger drew on her own experience with a loved one with BPD, to help readers understand the effects of BPD on the sufferer and themselves.  Reader response was overwhelming.  In this new workbook, Kreger combines extensive new research, useful anecdotes, and practical, proven advice, into a simple, step-by-step format that will help you learn to:

• Commnicate Clearly
• Cope with Putdowns and Rage
• Develope a Safety Plan
• Make Realistic Decisions

"Most of us have encountered people whose emotional ups and downs leave us feeling angry, stressed, worried, guilty, or utterly bewildered.  If you've been distressed or worried about someone in your life, I recommend reading the case stories and taking the self-assessments in this book.  You will learn how to stop riding the emotional roller coaster and help that special person while taking good care of yourself."

-Teresa Whitehurst, Ph.D., author, The Practical Therapist and consultant to Learning Innovations Laboratory, Harvard University

"Randi Kreger and Paul Shirley have assembled teh best collection of effective communication and limit setting techniques and strategies that I have seen.  Approaching the borderline with detachment and compassion offers empowerment to both borderline and family.  in addition, the Action Steps encourage readers to develop insight into borderline behavior and learn how to set personal limits.  I recommend this book to all family members and partners of people with BPD."

-Laura Paxton, M.A., Ed.S., author of Borderline and Beyond: A Program of Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder and Beyond Suffering

"I am sure that the partners and other loved ones of those suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder will find this workbook extremely helpful."

-Beverly Engel, M.F.T., author of Loving Him without Losing You and The Emotionally Abusive Relationship