Healing from Borderline Personality Disorder: My Journey Out of Hell Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy by Debbie Corso

At the request of her readers, popular Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Blogger, Debbie Corso (www.healingfrombpd.org), presents her first "Healing From Borderline Personality My Journey Out of Hell Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy." The book is a compilation of selections from the first 100+ blog posts from the author, along with never before published retrospective commentaries on each post from her new perspective at her second year through DBT. The work also includes a never before published autobiographical sketch of the author and her struggle with BPD, answers to questions submitted by her blog readers, an extensive section on DBT, a resource section, and more."I have had numerous requests to compile my posts in a concise format that would be handy for my readers. I've done that, but I've gone several steps beyond by going through each of my posts and offering insights that were not available to me at the time that I originally wrote them. I also reveal more personal details about my life, past, and walk with BPD and DBT that I have not included on the blog.In these pages, you'll find my diary entries to the Universe, categorized in ways that can help you as quick references when you're struggling with things like loneliness, emptiness, abandonment fears, intense emotions and mood swings, triggers, identity, and more. You'll also find my retrospective commentaries to the posts, having had some time and space and more practice with DBT skills, which ultimately led me to sanity and a life worth living.May this book help support and encourage you on your journey." - Debbie The authenticity, directness and clarity of the shared internal experiences in this book give life, meaning and understanding to clinical terms such as “splitting” and “translating DSM symptoms” to a complex and unique person. I share Debbie’s views that there is not one approach that works for everyone, and from a clinician’s perspective, having choices of approaches, strategies and resources in crafting an approach that works for the individual suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, is the essence of a favorable therapeutic outcome. I believe the process of “therapy” is fundamentally a unique relationship where both parties acknowledge that the goal is to work towards finding greater patience, tolerance, compassion and reclaimed joy in life, and if the therapy works, all are enriched from the experience. I believe that reading this book would be helpful for both clinicians as well as those experiencing the emotional suffering of BPD. ~ Dr. Robert F. Fischer MD, Executive Director of OPI Living Programs, including the Roanne Program, a specialized BPD treatment program for young adults ages 17-28 who suffer from BPD or BPD traits and co-occurring conditions. Dr. Fischer is a practicing child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with nearly 35 years of experience helping families. www.RoanneProgram.com Debbie Corso’s journey with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is extremely inspiring for people struggling with Borderline Personality Disorder, their relatives, and clinicians working with them. I’m extremely moved by her ability to genuinely describe moments of pain, hope, struggle, and furthermore, ongoing commitment to make a difference in her life on a daily basis. I fundamentally see that Corso’s book is a unique contribution that highlights how effective therapy treatments in combination with a personal commitment to embrace change can make a radical difference in a person’s life. Healing from Borderline Personality My Journey Out Of Hell Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a must read for all of us involved in behavioral change.~ Patricia E. Zurita Ona, Psy.D.East Bay Behavior Therapy Centerwww.eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com