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If you or someone you love is struggling with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you need up-to-date, accurate, and accessible information on the problems you're facing and where you can turn for help. But where do you look? Much of the professional literature on BPD is too technical and confusing to be of much help. And searching the Internet for accurate information can be treacherous, with some sites providing useful information and others...
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I don't believe in witches or curses or paranormal activity-or at least, I didn't until tonight. Tonight I had a nightmare so vivid and terrifying that I doubt it was just the figment of my imagination. I woke up in cold sweats and shaking, which wasn't entirely surprising given the frightening nature of my nightmare. But what shocked me even more was that when I looked out my window at the full moon shining brightly, it was the same moonlight that...
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A revolutionary approach to overcoming perfectionism! A recent, randomized study-published by Mindfulness Journal-shows that Present Perfect is effective as a standalone intervention. The study found that those who had read the book experienced a statistically significant reduction of self-criticalness, a result that was still maintained at a six weeks follow-up (Wimberley, Mintz, & Suh, Mindfulness, Nov. 2015). While there's no doubt that setting...
4) The Worry Trap: How to Free Yourself from Worry & Anxiety using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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Do You Worry All the Time?
Have you tried to control your thoughts and get your worrying under control? Did it work? If it didn't, try this simple exercise: Take thirty seconds, right here and now, and don't think about something you recently worried about. Think about anything and everything else, but don't think about that worry.
How did you do? Like most of us, you probably could think of little else except whatever it was you worried about,...
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If you've experienced trauma-whether as a result of common life events like accidents or abusive personal relationships or extraordinary experiences like war or natural disasters-you may find that the pain and emotional unease you feel don't go away over time. In fact, they may get worse. But the trauma you experienced lies in the unchangeable past. Because of your strength and perseverance, you survived, and now the rest of your life stretches before...
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Bipolar disorder is not only one of the most difficult mental health issues to treat, but also one of the most stigmatized and misunderstood. For these reasons, a diagnosis of bipolar is a major turning point in a person's life. Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed helps readers process their diagnosis, decide who to tell, and discover the treatments and lifestyle changes that can help manage their symptoms. This book offers hope and...
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This is not a self-help book. This is a get help book.
Using the Author's own experiences and stories with mental health and relationships, the Animus of Love explores the dark stigma around suicide and the path to recovery. With a range of research, the story yields a haunting reality of the mental health crisis and the impact of substance abuse and social media on the broader picture.
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More than a just a journey, Alfredo gives us a blueprint for humane treatment of mental illness.
In 1981, twenty-three-year old Alfredo Zotti, began his lifelong challenge of living with Bipolar II Disorder. He quickly hit rock bottom, spending time as a homeless person and turning to street drugs and alcohol to medicate his symptoms. After hospitalization and careful outpatient monitoring, he became a successful musician and completed university....
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Adults and children who have been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder can benefit from eating a bipolar diet. Bipolar disorders can be described as a psychological illness that manifests itself in intense low and high mood swings. While professionals in the medical field cannot recommend a specific cure for the illness, they can recommend changes in an individual's diet plan because they are closely related. Changes in the diet can assist with managing...
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Get the Summary of Jayson Gaddis's Getting to Zero in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Getting to Zero" by Jayson Gaddis explores the transformative power of conflict resolution in relationships. Gaddis shares personal anecdotes, starting with a childhood fight, to illustrate his journey from conflict avoidance to embracing confrontation as a means of deepening connections. He emphasizes that robust relationships...
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You're emotions unleash at any time.The relationships around you often result in devastation.Your life feels like a chaotic mess.Don't let the trauma of your past delegate your future.Your BPD symptoms or traits can set you up for more pain, agony and failure if you don't control it NOW.Your BPD experiences, stress, trauma and diet can set you up for the devastating disability called Multiple Sclerosis.Take back control of your life TODAY.Your health...
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With the rise of the recovery movement over the past thirty years, more hope exists now than ever before for people diagnosed with serious mental illness to live full, meaningful lives. Designed for use with groups as well as individuals, this workbook provides didactic information and guides users through questions and exercises to encourage increased awareness and acceptance of the self and the effects of mental illness. By actively responding to...
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There's a wide spectrum of emotional sensitivity, and it varies from one person to another. Some people oscillate between over-control and over-expression. Others stuff or hide their emotions for months before they finally blow their stack and "stand up for themselves" through overly aggressive behaviors. People diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) for example, are often emotionally sensitive, and may have problems with emotion dysregulation,...
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It's remarkable how much the foods we eat can impact our brain chemistry and emotions. What and when we eat can make the difference between feeling anxious and staying calm and in control. But most of us don't realize how much our diets influence our moods, thoughts, and feelings until we make a change. In The Antianxiety Food Solution, you'll find four unique antianxiety diets designed to help you address nutritional deficiencies that may be at the...
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After a traumatic experience, we are told time and time again to take care of ourselves and reach out to the people we love. But what happens when you reach out and your partner can't reach back? This book is for people in relationships where either partner has faced trauma in any of its forms: violence, natural disasters, war, life-threatening accidents, crime, health problems, or loss of a loved one. One or both partners can use Healing Together...
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How to Handle a Narcissist and 10 Steps to Heal From Narcissistic Abuse
What is Narcissism? The word has traditionally been associated with a harmless love for one's self, very rarely being used to describe a destructive abuse mechanism. When mainstream society thinks of narcissism, I get the feeling it's not looked at with disdain, but rather as an off-the-cuff petty character trait. How wrong could it be?
The world we live in has become narcissistic....
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Have you ever sought professional help for an emotional problem and were shocked to find yourself diagnosed as mentally ill? Are you being pressured to take psychiatric medications by a doctor who barely listens to you?If you are one of the millions of consumers of professional mental healthcare in America today, the answer to both questions is most likely yesand its just as likely the treatment isnt working. In Psychiatryland, Dr. Phillip Sinaikin...
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Get ready to take a different perspective on your problems and your life-and the way you live it. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a new, scientifically based psychotherapy that takes a fresh look at why we suffer and even what it means to be mentally healthy. What if pain were a normal, unavoidable part of the human condition, but avoiding or trying to control painful experience were the cause of suffering and long-term problems that can...
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"A Brief History of the Brain" is a book by a neuropsychiatrist with almost 30 years experience. It offers advice on how to best treat several psychiatric and neurological problems with the most effective methods available today. This book is a must for anyone seeking treatment or anyone whose treatment is less than fully effective. It covers mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, seizures, migraines, ADD, LD, autism, and much, much more....
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If you are frequently depressed or feel as if you are on a careening roller-coaster ride of emotional ups and downs--a ride that sometimes indicates a bipolar-related disorder--your moods may well control you. But there is a better way. Mastering Your Moods explores depression and what you can do about it. No matter how deep your depression or drastic your mood swings--even if you've struggled for years--you can experience a fulfilling, joyful life....
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