The Buddha & the borderline - Kiera Van Gelder

Kiera Van Gelder's first suicide attempt at
the age of twelve marked the onset of her struggles with drug addiction,
depression, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, and chaotic romantic
relationships-all of which eventually led to doctors' belated diagnosis
of borderline personality disorder twenty years later.


The Buddha and the Borderline
is a window into this mysterious and debilitating condition, an unblinking portrayal of one woman's fight against the emotional
devastation of borderline personality disorder. This haunting, intimate
memoir chronicles both the devastating period that led to Kiera's eventual diagnosis and her inspirational recovery through therapy, Buddhist spirituality, and a few online dates gone wrong. Kiera's story
sheds light on the private struggle to transform suffering into compassion for herself and others, and is essential reading for all
seeking to understand what it truly means to recover and reclaim the desire to live.