Stop Walking on Eggshells for Parents Quotes

“The important thing to know is that, no matter what you do—including giving your child unconditional love and everything they ask for—you cannot make this trait go away. That black hole of emptiness cannot be filled by you or anyone else; only treatment works.”
― Randi Kreger, Stop Walking on Eggshells for Parents: How to Help Your Child (of Any Age) with Borderline Personality Disorder without Losing Yourself

“Validation is not about whether she should have gone, the degree to which she responded, or whether she should have locked herself in her room. It is only about the emotions she is having right now and your response to them.”
― Randi Kreger, Stop Walking on Eggshells for Parents: How to Help Your Child (of Any Age) with Borderline Personality Disorder without Losing Yourself

“A glitch in the way the brain operates in people with BPD may explain why they get so angry so quickly, why their memories can be unreliable, and why simple events and innocuous statements can trigger extreme rage. The amygdala, a part of our brain that plays an important role in regulating emotions like fear, aggression, and anxiety, seems to have unusually high levels of activity when someone with BPD is under stress, overwhelming the prefrontal cortex, which allows us to temper those feelings with logic.”
― Randi Kreger, Stop Walking on Eggshells for Parents: How to Help Your Child (of Any Age) with Borderline Personality Disorder without Losing Yourself