Quotes by : Kiera Van Gelder

In the life cycle of an intense emotion, if it isn't acted upon, it eventually peaks and then decreases.....

I'm so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to destroy everything, including myself.

We need this help from the outside because we don't know how to to do this for ourselves. We start with....

I've grown up with an ethic, call it a part, that insists I hide my pain at all costs. As I talk, I feel....

All the skills from DBT glom together, a mass of acronyms without any meaning. I pull out the DBT books....

DBT's catchphrase of developing a life worth living means you're not just surviving; rather, you have....

Yet I also recognize this: Even if everyone in the world were to accept me and my illness and validate....

For those of us with BPD, entering into a shared experience means passing through the ring of fire that....

I need them to be aware and present with me in the midst of the storm, not just tell me what to do.

In some ways, com­ing to terms with my­self and work­ing to­ward re­cov­ery has been like say­ing....