About the Author
Cindy Collins’ first work, Born Under the Gaslight, is a memoir of her life living with Borderline Personality Disorder. Her memoir tells the struggle of being born into abuse, graduating to a life of a homeless, drug-dealing, street racer to her recovery through dialectic behavioral therapy.
As an author, she has been featured on the radio show “It Matters with Kelly Cordes” on WJON FM 95.3/AM 1240, Dayton Daily News, and Swaay.com. She was a guest speaker on the Psychology of Victims of Crime & Violence for Dr. Jan Yager at Iona College. Born Under the Gaslight achieved #1 Best Seller in Personality Disorders on Amazon in the US, UK, and Germany.
Born Under the Gaslight is featured in the Ohioana Book Festival 2021. Ohioana has historically archived this work for the State of Ohio. Born Under the Gaslight was recognized as a finalist in The Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021. Award Winning Finalist in the Health: Psychology and Mental Health category of the 2021 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest.
Her life has included various adventures ranging from training on the trapeze to starting a fire center for fire performers. Cindy loves her life that consists of living abroad with her husband Darrin and their dog Bozworth. She is just at ok status with her bitchy cat.
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My Borderline Personality Disorder stems from childhood abuse. Too many children fall through the cracks while searching for help. I encourage those to step up and work with organizations to combat this worldwide problem. A single person can make a difference in saving someone’s life.
Born Under the Gaslight
From author Cindy Collins comes an unblinkingly honest, poignant, and often heartbreaking firsthand account of what it’s like to live with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Gaslighted by her mother—who cultivated an outward appearance of being the perfect wife and mother—Cindy suffered ongoing sexual abuse by multiple family members, abandonment, and cruelty at the hands of the one person who should have loved and protected her most. The resulting fits of rage, extreme thinking, difficulty maintaining relations, and depression would set Cindy on a path of destruction until she finally found the hope and courage to fight her demons.
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Born Under the Gaslight
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“The writing is brutally honest, and the story is heartbreaking as we hear of life lived in a pinball machine, punctuated by chaos, turbulent relationships, job instability, and other hallmark challenges of borderline personality disorder.”
Alexander L. Chapman, Ph.D., R. Psych
Indomitable Publishing
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