People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often struggle with intense emotions, relationship difficulties, feelings of shame, and self-destructive behaviors. This compassionate guided journal offers a constructive, personalized, and ultimately healing approach to managing symptoms. Through the act of writing, readers will gain insight into the four elements of BPD-emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and relationships-and find tools to balance emotions, reverse unhealthy habits, and cultivate self-compassion. Journal your way to lasting emotional balance, self-compassion, and better relationships.If you''ve been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you should know that BPD doesn''t have to define you. Like many mental health issues, BPD manifests on a spectrum, and while some people may encounter extreme symptoms on one end, others may be less affected on the other. What do you all have in common? You likely experience difficulty balancing your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. You may struggle with relationships. And you may not see yourself clearly-continuously switching from the hero to the villain of the story you''ve written about your life. So, how can you take charge of your own story, and start on the road to healing?This compassionate guided journal offers a personalized, constructive, and ultimately healing approach to managing your symptoms. Through the act of writing, you''ll gain insight into the four elements of BPD-emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and relationships-and find powerful tools to balance your emotions, reverse unhealthy habits that get in the way of meaningful relationships, and move past feelings of shame and regret to cultivate self-compassion.You''ll also learn to: Recognize the influence you have over your own life Examine your beliefs and behaviors, including how you respond to others Connect your present story to the future you envision for yourself Cultivate emotional control, self-compassion, and self-acceptance Create positive and lasting relationships You are more than your BPD. This guided journal will help you gain new and empowering insight into yourself and your unique mind, so you''ll feel equipped to step out into a world where you know you belong, and where nothing can stand in your way.Written by renowned mental health and wellness experts, New Harbinger''s Journals for Change combine evidence-based psychology with proven-effective guided journaling techniques to help you make lasting personal change-one page at a time. ...

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Daniel J. Fox, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, an international speaker, and award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over twenty years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles in these areas, and is author of The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook; Complex Borderline Personality Disorder; The Clinician's Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders; the award-winning Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox; and the award-winning Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook. Fox has been teaching and supervising students for more than twenty years at various universities across the United States, some of which include West Virginia University, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, and Florida State University. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Houston, and maintains a private practice that specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with complex psychopathology and personality disorders. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders; personality disorders and crime; treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum; emotional intelligence; narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and its impact on children and partners; managing mental health within the prison system; and others. Fox maintains a website and is on social media to present various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum. Learn more at www.drdfox.com.