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Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616
EAN: 9780765703316
ISBN: 0765703319
Label: Jason Aronson
Manufacturer: Jason Aronson
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: July 28, 2002
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Studio: Jason Aronson
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Editorial Review:
Some readers may recognize their mothers as well as themselves in this book. They will also find specific suggestions for creating healthier relationships. Addressing the adult children of borderlines and the therapists who work with them, Dr. Lawson shows how to care for the waif without rescuing her, to attend to the hermit without feeding her fear, to love the queen without becoming her subject, and to live with the witch without becoming her victim.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wonderful insight
For the first 30 pages, all I could think was, "Oh my god, that's my mother." Ms. Lawson describes perfectly both the BPD person and the devastating effect the behavior has on her family. It has taken me over 50 years to realize my mother has never been normal. This book has given me the understanding to realize that I'm not morally obligated to take my mother's abuse and the peace of mind to put some emotional distance between us. I highly recommended this book to anyone who is uncomfortable ... Read More
Rating:  - good information
On the one hand there is an attempt to draw similarities between fairytale characters and borderline mothers. But on the other hand this book reads like a textbook. There are references to studies, psychologists, data, etc. Having substantiated data is obviously not a bad thing, but it distracts from the reading. It felt as if the writer couldn't decide what type of style the book should be written in.
There is good information. I think one of the most important pieces of advice is that ... Read More
Rating: - relief!
Finally, a book that provides understanding about the behavior of my grandmother, my mother, myself, my sisters, and even my 10-year old niece. This was an enlightening first step to understanding the crazy dynamics of my family. Highly recommended to the confused and frustrated.
Rating: - expensive, but worth it!
i'm not sure why this paperback costs as much as it does, but...if you have a borderline mother, it is worth every cent. not many books i've found are written on the subject of BPD mothers specifically, so that makes this one all the more valuable.
i'm not sure if it actually helped me in a significant way, as far as dealing with my MOMster goes, but it was a great insight into the land of BPD mothers and their children. It was cathartic just to read experiences and behaviors and know i'm ... Read More
Rating:  - Jungian inspired stereotyping at its worst
I was both horrified and fascinated by the degree of flippant, revengeful, misinformed
information given in this book that transforms Borderline Personality Disorder into a synonym for "bad" mothers. The author seems incapable and unaware of the nuances and enormous heterogeneity of this disorder. A disorder that runs the gamut of enmeshment with other disorders on "Axis I" (dysthymia, bipolar, etc.), and often with other traits from ALL other disorders on "Axis II". How dare one generalize? There ... Read More
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