{"product_id":"2940014233033","title":"Living with Borderline Personality Disorder: A Personal Guide to Understanding and Prospering with BPD","description":"Borderline personality disorder is a condition in which people have long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions, such as feelings about themselves and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese inner experiences often cause them to take impulsive actions and have chaotic relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople with BPD are often uncertain about their identity. As a result, their interests and values may change rapidly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople with BPD also tend to see things in terms of extremes, such as either all good or all bad. Their views of other people may change quickly. A person who is looked up to one day may be looked down on the next day. These suddenly shifting feelings often lead to intense and unstable relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther symptoms of BPD include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFear of being abandoned\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeelings of emptiness and boredom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrequent displays of inappropriate anger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpulsiveness with money, substance abuse, sexual relationships, binge eating, or shoplifting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntolerance of being alone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRepeated crises and acts of self-injury, \u003cbr\u003esuch as wrist cutting or overdosing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike other personality disorders, BPD is diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany types of individual talk therapy, such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), can successfully treat BPD. In addition, group therapy can help change self-destructive behaviors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn some cases, medications can help level mood swings and treat depression or other disorders that may occur with this condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe outlook depends on how severe the condition is and whether the person is willing to accept help. With long-term talk therapy, the person will often gradually improve.","brand":"Digital Direct Ebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174311969008,"sku":"2940014233033","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014233033_p0.jpg?v=1763603516","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014233033","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}