Buddha & The Borderline
My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder Through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, & Online Dating
$31.90
- Paperback, Decked Edges
280 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2010
Summary
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) affects more than ten million Americans, yet the disorder is shrouded in mystery. Only recently have treatments like dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) been developed for this ‘incurable’ condition that causes chaotic and unstable moods, self-injury and/or suicide attempts, and reckless, impulsive behavior.
In the fascinating memoir, The Buddha and the Borderline, Kiera Van Gelder offers new insight into the experience of BPD, chronicling…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781572247109 |
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| ISBN-10: | 157224710X |
| Author: | Kiera Van Gelder |
| Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications |
| Imprint: | New Harbinger Publications |
| Format: | Paperback, Decked Edges |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 152mm x 226mm |
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Critics Review
The Buddha and the Borderline is a cross between Girl, Interrupted and Bridget Jones’s Diary.While reading it, I found myself admiring Kiera’s talent for vividly describing borderline hopelessness and pain while keeping me laughing with her tales of life as a ‘lonely and increasingly horny receptionist.’ While this book has something for everyone, Kiera’s detailed account of how she recovered from this deadly disorder will be enormously inspiring to people with borderline personality disorder and their family members. * Randi Kreger, author of Stop Walking on Eggshells and The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook *
With wit, clarity, and candor bout her sex life, Kiera chronicles her coping with the pain and emptiness of borderline personality disorder while proving that the road to recovery is usually under construction. * Jim Payne, board member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness *
Kiera creates a window into the soul of one coming to grips with severe mental illness. Fully exposed, she shows us the pain, pleasure, and finally, the redemption of the borderlineexperience. Her gripping story sheds new light upon one of the most misunderstood and stigmatized of all human conditions, and for that, I am deeply grateful. Her words will quite possibly be shocking to some, but will validate and comfort those with the disorder and those who are tryingto understand them. Welcome to our world: the pain, shame, and pleasure, and then, finally, the insight and skill-building that leads to healing, love, and happiness. Kiera captures the experience brilliantly. * Tami Green, internationally recognized speaker, life coach and advocate for those in recovery from mental illness *
Kiera Van Gelder
Kiera Van Gelder, MFA, is an artist, educator, and writer diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. An international speaker and advocate, she is featured in the documentary Back from the Edge: Living With and Recovering From Borderline Personality Disorder. She currently lives in Massachusetts at a Buddhist meditation center.
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