“So at family gatherings… I try to stick to the acceptable script. Indeed, I discover that the less I say, the happier… — Kiera Van Gelder Borderline Copy Share Image
“All you want is love and belonging, and your very existence depends on it. But when you get it, you have no… — Kiera Van Gelder Life Copy Share Image
“wonder: How much of what I feel as neglect has been fueled by the force of my constant need? How much can… — Kiera Van Gelder Copy Share Image
“I may have no emotional skin and come undone at the smallest interpersonal upset, but I’d make a great bullfighter or firefighter—anything… — Kiera Van Gelder Fear Copy Share Image
“I’ve read that, for some borderlines, the flip side of abandonment fear is the fear of engulfment. It’s another one of those… — Kiera Van Gelder Fear Copy Share Image
“Connection gives us our life, yet it also threatens to take it from us.” — Kiera Van Gelder Life Copy Share Image
“Ironically, the word “borderline” has become the most perfect expression of my experience— the experience of being in two places at once:… — Kiera Van Gelder Copy Share Image
“DBT's catchphrase of developing a life worth living means you're not just surviving; rather, you have good reasons for living. I'm also… — Kiera Van Gelder Balance Copy Share Image
“I'm so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to destroy everything, including myself.” — Kiera Van Gelder Copy Share Image
“recognizing how even poison is a form of medicine when used the right way.” — Kiera Van Gelder Borderline-personality-disorder Copy Share Image
“I’m not interested in Bob Marley telling me to ‘lively up’ myself. The only music that satisfies me is Nine Inch Nails… — Kiera Van Gelder Anger Copy Share Image
