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The press release announces the publication of my memoir, The Emotional Terrorist: Growing Up With a Borderline Parent.
- (1888PressRelease) April 23, 2016 - Published April 2016, The Emotional Terrorist: Growing up with a Borderline Parent is an extraordinary memoir of resilience and revelation. Traveling the world as corporate gypsies', Arabella's parents are a charismatic pair while in private her sadomasochistic mother tortures her with calculated cruelty, yet idolizes her brother. The worst part is no one else sees what is really going on; even her father is spellbound. In fact, the façade her mother has erected for others is so dazzlingly charming and flamboyant a charade, that no one would ever believe she is capable of the unspeakable abuses she commits.
In the wake of a near death experience, a revelation rips away the veil and Arabella sees clearly for the first time. Her mother's intense inexplicable behavior distinctly fits the description of a certain type of personality, or rather personality disorder, known as borderline.
"The Emotional Terrorist is important, beautiful, deep, poetic, gripping, and informative." Sylvia Cary, LMFT, licensed psychotherapist and author, Los Angeles.
The Emotional Terrorist appeals to memoir readers, adult children of parents with BPD, as well as mental health professionals to help them get a feel for how the illness plays out in a family setting -- an "insiders" look at BPD you might say. This book crosses several categories as it charts the family's travels to five continents, including the political upheavals they face, while at the same time dealing with the chaos of undiagnosed insanity. It is also ideal for book clubs.
ARABELLA BARBOUR lives in North Carolina with her neurotic, yet adorable adopted dog husband, Oliver, who loves the ladies, hogs the bed, and snores enthusiastically.
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