The Angry Heart: Overcoming Borderline and Addictive Disorders

by Joseph Santoro

Overview

The emotional turmoil and impulsive behavior that characterize borderline personality disorder are so often accompanied by alcoholism or drug abuse that some estimates suggest that as many as half of the millions of people with substance abuse problems may have a masked borderline personality disorder. If you have problems with addictive behavior, this self-help guide offers a range of exercises and step-by-step techniques to help you come to terms with the destructive aspects of your lifestyle. Learn how to break out of the dysfunctional cycle of self-defeating thoughts and behavior that addictive behaviors can cause. Angry Heart has practical, clinically sound strategies are supported by the poignant personal experiences of other individuals who have struggled with these problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781572240803
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	10/01/1997
Series:	Unassigned Series
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	1,081,798
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Joseph Santoro, PhD, is a licensed psychologist. He is cofounder and chief clinical and operating officer of Supervised Lifestyles Health System, a practice that operates residential and outpatient programs for sufferers of borderline personality disorder and other psychiatric disorders in Brewster, NY. Santoro is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	1
1	Beginnings	13
	Chapter Milestones	25
	Recovery Exercises	27
2	Do As I Say, Not As I Do	31
	Chapter Milestones	39
	Recovery Exercises	39
3	Abused, Confused, and Out of Control: Entry into the Borderline Zone	43
	Chapter Milestones	48
	Recovery Exercises	48
4	Borderlining to the Edge	53
	Chapter Milestones	59
	Recovery Exercises	60
5	Taking Responsibility	63
	Chapter Milestones	77
	Recovery Exercises	78
6	Life in the Borderline Zone	81
	Chapter Milestones	93
	Recovery Exercises	94
7	A Skillful Exit from the Borderline Zone	99
	Chapter Milestones	136
	Recovery Exercises	136
8	Addictive Activities: At the Borderline between Pleasure and Pain	141
	Chapter Milestones	169
	Recovery Exercises	170
9	Finding Support in the Recovery Zone	175
	Chapter Milestones	183
	Recovery Exercises	183
10	Supercharging Your Recovery	189
	Chapter Milestones	214
	Recovery Exercises	214
11	Recovery Snapshots	217
	Chapter Milestones	223
	Recovery Exercises	224
12	Tracking Your Progress into the Free Zone	225
	Chapter Milestones	232
	Recovery Exercises	232
13	The Angry Heart Theory	235
	Chapter Milestones	241
	Recovery Exercises	242
14	The Freedom of a New Beginning	245
	Appendix	249
	References	251