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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 410737" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I second the Walking on Eggshells recommendation. I got even more out of the excellent follow-up book by Randi Kreger: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Family-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/1592853633/ref=pd_sim_b_1" target="_blank">The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: New Tools and Techniques to Stop Walking on Eggshells</a>. </p><p></p><p>I also highly recommend:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Your-Teen-Crazy-Without/dp/0936197447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299089770&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: </a>Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael Bradley</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Boundaries-Your-Adult-Children/dp/0736921354/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299089808&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Setting Boundaries(TM) with Your Adult Children</a>: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents by Allison Bottke</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Child-Definitive-Reassuring-Misunderstood/dp/0767928601/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299089907&sr=1-5" target="_blank">The Bipolar Child</a>: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri Papolos</p><p></p><p>On an unrelated subject, but one I found very enlightening:</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/0425191656/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299090065&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Why Does He Do That?: </a>Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft</p><p></p><p>It helped me understand more about abusive relationships and the "mind" of an abuser more than I ever have before. I read this when I was dealing with my Youngest dating an extremely abusive young man (who ended up being my grandson's father). If you know someone in an abusive relationship, or have ever been in one yourself (raising hand), I think it's an important read.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I almost forgot two books that I have read and re-read. Both by Melody Beattie.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Codependent-No-More-Controlling-Yourself/dp/0894864025" target="_blank">Codependent No More:</a> How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Codependency-Getting-Better-Time/dp/0894865838/ref=pd_sim_b_1" target="_blank">Beyond Codependency</a> and Getting Better all the Time</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 410737, member: 1157"] I second the Walking on Eggshells recommendation. I got even more out of the excellent follow-up book by Randi Kreger: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Family-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/1592853633/ref=pd_sim_b_1"]The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: New Tools and Techniques to Stop Walking on Eggshells[/URL]. I also highly recommend: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Yes-Your-Teen-Crazy-Without/dp/0936197447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1299089770&sr=1-1"]Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: [/URL]Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael Bradley [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Boundaries-Your-Adult-Children/dp/0736921354/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299089808&sr=1-2"]Setting Boundaries(TM) with Your Adult Children[/URL]: Six Steps to Hope and Healing for Struggling Parents by Allison Bottke [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Child-Definitive-Reassuring-Misunderstood/dp/0767928601/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299089907&sr=1-5"]The Bipolar Child[/URL]: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder by Demitri Papolos On an unrelated subject, but one I found very enlightening: [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/0425191656/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299090065&sr=1-1"]Why Does He Do That?: [/URL]Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft It helped me understand more about abusive relationships and the "mind" of an abuser more than I ever have before. I read this when I was dealing with my Youngest dating an extremely abusive young man (who ended up being my grandson's father). If you know someone in an abusive relationship, or have ever been in one yourself (raising hand), I think it's an important read. Edit: I almost forgot two books that I have read and re-read. Both by Melody Beattie. [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Codependent-No-More-Controlling-Yourself/dp/0894864025"]Codependent No More:[/URL] How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Codependency-Getting-Better-Time/dp/0894865838/ref=pd_sim_b_1"]Beyond Codependency[/URL] and Getting Better all the Time [/QUOTE]
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