Surviving a borderline parent - Kimberlee Roth

Surviving a Borderline Parent is the first step-by-step guide for adult children
of parents with borderline personality disorder.Between 6 and 10 million people
in the US suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult
children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who
suffers from BPD.Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder
(BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and
denied by those who suffer from it.Symptoms of this problem include
unpredictability, violence and uncontrollable anger, deep depression and
self-abuse. Parents with BPD are often unable to provide for the basic physical
and emotional needs of their children. In an ironic and painful role reversal,
BPD parents can actually raise children to be their caretakers. They may burden
even very young children with adult responsibilities.If you were raised by a BPD
parent, your childhood was a volatile and painful time. This book, the first
written specifically for children of borderline parents, offers step-by-step
guidance to understanding and overcoming the lasting effects of being raised by
a person suffering from this disorder. Discover specific coping strategies for
dealing with issues common to children of borderline parents: low self-esteem,
lack of trust, guilt, and hypersensitivity. Make the major decision whether to
confront your parent about his or her condition.