Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion

by Arterburn, Stephen; Wise, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780781414890
• ISBN10: 078141489X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-10-01
• Publisher: David C Cook

Summary

This book is for anyone who thought they were good friends with someone, only to be yelled at unexpectedly, for anyone who has a coworker who twists others’ words, or for anyone who has a spouse who is violent and accusatory.
 
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that can make loved ones feel as if it is their fault. Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Robert Wise wants readers to know it’s not their fault and there is hope. In this book, they offer readers advice on how to relate to people with BPD at home, work, and church. Readers don’t need to feel alone any longer. Help is on the way.
 
 

Author Biography

Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and the host of the nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show New Life Live! heard by over two million people each week on nearly two hundred radio stations nationwide. He is the bestselling author of books such as Every Man’s Battle and Healing Is a Choice. With over eight million books in print, Arterburn has been writing about God’s transformational truth since 1984. His ministry focuses on identifying and compassionately responding to the needs of those seeking healing and restoration through God’s truth.
 
Reverend Robert L. Wise, Ph.D., is an archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches. In 2014, Pope Francis appointed Wise to be his Apostolic Representative for Christian Unity. Wise is the author of numerous articles published in multiple languages and thirty-four published books.
 

Table of Contents

Contents

    Introduction by Stephen Arterburn     vii

1. Blindsided!     1

2. Tension and Turmoil     9

3. Finding Solid Ground When the Earth Shakes     19

4. Figuring Out Where the Cannons Are     34

5. A Second Look at Anger and Boundaries     53

6. Madder Than a Hornet     62

7. The Children’s Hour     73

8. Problems in the Pew     80

9. Mess in the Marketplace     92

10. When We Feel Defeated     101

11. Staying on Course     116

12. A Friend Indeed!     128

13. Forgiveness? Really?     133

Acknowledgments    149

Notes     151