Hi JJ1229,
I want to join
babyducks and
VitaminC in welcoming you to the bpdfamily .
I come at BPD from a slightly different angle my SO (significant other) has an uBPDxw (undiagnosed BPD ex-wife) but when I first discovered BPD I started with my local library. I read everything I could get my hands on through the whole local system. That way I received the information from many different authors with differing communication styles so I might not pick up on something from one author but did get it from another so I felt that I ended up with a well rounded perspective. I encourage you to check out your local library and use it as a resource along with visits here.
One of the books I liked best was
Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change by Valerie Porr. I found this to be a very informative read and also balanced in terms of being sympathetic to pwBPD (people with BPD).
This sight also has an entire board devoted to book reviews (books on BPD and related topics) here is a link to the Book Review Board
https://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php?board=33.0kI agree with the others that you will find a lot of information here, tools to help you with your pwBPD (person with BPD), and support, encouragement and ideas from other members that have been in and are in situations similar to yours. When I first arrived here I was so surprised by how much we all have in common and how similar our stories can be.
Before I go I wanted to point out the box to the right ---> Everything is a link to more information just click on any of the links to read more about that topic.
Again Welcome
Panda39