Sometimes I Act Crazy
Author(s): Jerold J. Kreisman
Do you experience frightening, often violent mood swings that make you fear for your sanity? Are you often depressed? Do you feel empty inside, or as if you don't know who you are? This book offers techniques that help you: manage mood swings; develop lasting relationships; improve your self-esteem; and, keep negative thoughts at bay.
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A Note to the Reader. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Borderline Basics. Action Steps: A Quick BPD Checklist. 2. Fears of Abandonment. Action Steps: Dealing with Borderline Fears of Abandonment. 3. Unstable Interpersonal relationships. Action Steps: Dealing with Intense Relationships. 4. Identity Disturbance. Action Steps: Establishing a Sense of Self. 5. Destructive Impulsivity. Action Steps: Managing Impulsivity. 6. Suicidal Behaviors and Self-Mutilation. Action Steps: Dealing with Self-Destructive Behaviors. 7. Mood Instability. 8. Emptiness. Action Steps: Filling the Emptiness. 9. Anger. Action Steps: Strategies for Coping with borderline Rage. 10. reality Distortions: Paranoia and Dissociation. Action Steps: Dealing with Borderline Psychosis. 11. Treatment Strategies and Communication Techniques. Action Steps: Finding the Right Therapist. Action Steps: General Approaches to Communication. 12. Prognosis and Directions of Future Research. Resources. Notes. Index.
General Fields
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- : wiley
- : wiley
- : 01 May 2006
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jerold J. Kreisman
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 616.85852
- : 256
