Surviving a Borderline Parent

How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds and Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem

By: Kimberlee Roth, Freda B. Friedman

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Between 6 and 10 million people in the US suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who suffers from BPD.

Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and denied by those who suffer from it. If you were raised by a BPD parent, your childhood was a volatile and painful time. This book, the first written specifically for children of borderline parents, offers step-by-step guidance to understanding and overcoming the lasting effects of being raised by a person suffering from this disorder.

Discover specific coping strategies for dealing with issues common to children of borderline parents - low self-esteem, lack of trust, guilt, and hypersensitivity - and make the major decision whether to confront your parent about his or her condition.

©2003 Kimberlee Roth and Freda B. Friedman (P)2016 Tantor

Loved

This has brought a lot to light. I'm glad I can go back and listen again.

wow. amazing book and perfect narration this book

this book was so insightful. It helped me see that some of the methods I have currently been using we're actually beneficial and healthy. as well as introduced New concepts and made connections I had not previously made before. I definitely recommend this book for any one his parents had a mental disorder

What a great tool!

This has been one of the most helpful books in moving me out of the cycles of someone else’s madness and into a safe space where I can heal and create healthy boundaries with challenging people.

A worthy listen for a particular audience

This book was useful in helping me to call out things I already suspected. It can't resolve existing issues or heal wounds, but it can help you get started down a path to it. I know I have been much firmer about setting boundaries and feel like I carry a little less guilt these days about interactions with my own suspected borderline parent.

Good information for anyone raised by a difficult parent

chock full of useful information, however, the narration was gritty and the constant references to other works was distracting and annoying. difficult to listen to.