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noahsentireass 's review for:
2.5 stars.
I was surprised that I thought this book was okay. Most other people w BPD adamantly reject this book & I can see why. I think some of the language is somewhat dehumanizing (I HATE the “your borderline” and the BP vs not-BP dichotomy). It’s 100% a “how to set boundaries with the person in your life with severe BPD” and not an in depth look at BPD itself. The book was empathetic to people with BPD to a degree but this text was NOT written for us—the third edition should be edited by someone with BPD—it could be an even more useful text for someone with BPD also attempting to set boundaries with others w BPD.
Part of why the text feels so flimsy is the lack of a real look at BPD in and of itself. I wish it included analysis of structural dissociation, especially when discussing splitting and mood swings. There’s some good bones in there & some useful tips and I strongly believe this text needs revision—expansion into secondary structural dissociation & CPTSD. It needs the editorial perspective of someone w BPD, not just a neurotypical person’s picking and choosing of forum posts by folks w BPD.
I was surprised that I thought this book was okay. Most other people w BPD adamantly reject this book & I can see why. I think some of the language is somewhat dehumanizing (I HATE the “your borderline” and the BP vs not-BP dichotomy). It’s 100% a “how to set boundaries with the person in your life with severe BPD” and not an in depth look at BPD itself. The book was empathetic to people with BPD to a degree but this text was NOT written for us—the third edition should be edited by someone with BPD—it could be an even more useful text for someone with BPD also attempting to set boundaries with others w BPD.
Part of why the text feels so flimsy is the lack of a real look at BPD in and of itself. I wish it included analysis of structural dissociation, especially when discussing splitting and mood swings. There’s some good bones in there & some useful tips and I strongly believe this text needs revision—expansion into secondary structural dissociation & CPTSD. It needs the editorial perspective of someone w BPD, not just a neurotypical person’s picking and choosing of forum posts by folks w BPD.