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BPD self-help books
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Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits: A Self-Help ManualManaging Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits: A Self-Help Manual by Lorraine Bell
Buy new: $31.45 / Used from: $31.41
A great starting point. Looks at each BPD symptom separately and points you in the direction of further resources.
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival GuideThe Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide by Alex Chapman
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.21
Unbiased and up-to-date information on BPD and treatments together with some self-help sections.
The Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline and Addictive Disorders : An Interactive Self-Help GuideThe Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline and Addictive Disorders : An Interactive Self-Help Guide by Ph.D. Joseph Santoro
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $2.91
Great for those who enjoy writing and journalling.
Putting the Pieces Together: A Practical Guide to Recovery From Borderline Personality DisorderPutting the Pieces Together: A Practical Guide to Recovery From Borderline Personality Disorder by Joy A. Jensen
A no-nonsense approach, mainly based on CBT.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $13.91
DBT was especially developed for people with BPD, and this is one of the best self-help books on the subject.
Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Scott E. Spradlin
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.41
Another DBT workbook.
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide PreventionHow I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner
Buy used from: $7.51
Good for those who've made multiple suicide attempts.
Borderline and Beyond, Workbook and Personal Journal, RevisedBorderline and Beyond, Workbook and Personal Journal, Revised by Laura Paxton
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $25.93
A workbook to be used with Borderline and Beyond, below.
Borderline and Beyond, RevisedBorderline and Beyond, Revised by Laura Paxton
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $5.69
The companion volume to the Borderline and Beyond Workbook.
Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality DisorderSkills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha M. Linehan
Buy new: $32.37 / Used from: $25.95
Written for therapists, but includes all the worksheets you'd get in DBT therapy.
Borderline Personality Disorder: A Patient's Guide to Taking ControlBorderline Personality Disorder: A Patient's Guide to Taking Control by Arthur Freeman
Buy new: $18.81 / Used from: $16.96
Designed to be worked through with a therapist.