by Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus
This is a review of the revised edition. It is my understanding that this edition is substantially updated.This book is an overview of Borderline Personality Disorder. The biggest problem that I have with the book is that the book does not really know who it is written for. There are three distin...
I'm just skimming 'I Hate You..." and "Sometimes I Act Crazy..." both because they have some nomenclature and familiar language and territory that's good for me right now. I need to be in this zone anyway for a while. It's like knowing there are 'others out there' by reading these books. I'll tell y...
Rating: 2.5 of 5 A quick read, I'm not sure I Hate You, Don't Leave Me would prove all that enlightening, or even helpful, for anyone seeking a deep examination of borderline personalities. It's rather broad except for the case studies, which weren't varied enough, in my opinion. Chapter 4 - The...
I recently found out an acquaintance had been diagnosed as being bi-polar. I got this book at the library, and lo and behold found out that having a "borderline personality" is a similar but not same diagnosis as "bi-polar". They are similar conditions, but evidently bi-polar or manic-depressives ...