Mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder and Their Children: How to Cope with Tension, Unpredictability, and Inconstancy in Relationships with Mother

The first love of our life — is the mother. Recognizing her appearance, identifying the sound of her voice, and understanding the expression on her face is essential for survival. In this book, K.E. Lawson vividly demonstrates how mothers suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) raise children who, even as adults, continue to wander and futilely strive for a safe parental harbor, not realizing that with their mother they will find not only no familiar port but also no saving shore. The book describes four types of mothers with BPD: "the waif", "the hermit", "the queen", and "the witch". Children whose mothers suffer from BPD are at risk of developing this dangerous and hard-to-treat disorder. The author provides recommendations for preventing BPD, which include both empathy for the mother suffering from borderline disorder and early therapeutic intervention for the children, allowing them to return to reality and resist the dangerous influence of the "false" mother. The book is intended for adult children raised by mothers with BPD, as well as for therapists working with them.