Kira's Reason: A Love Story

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A sign reads "Psychiatric Ward." (0:01)

Mother Kira tells her husband Mads, "You've got an age phobia." (0:12)

Kira loses control at a public pool. Would you suspect Borderline Personality Disorder? (0:30)

Kira cries as Mads takes the boys. She starts drinking, dancing. (0:37)

Mads tells Kira, "You're sick"
Kira: "I'm not sick."
"I'm bored. I'm bored. I'm bored with you." (0:50)

A guest at the dinner party tells Kira, "I have a son who's mad."
Kira "I'm just a little bit mad."
Guest: "My son is completely mad." (1:01)
Guest: "My son is very sick... I feel I've lost him... I try to help him and he doesn't want help." (1:04)

Kira writes a letter to Mads on a paper tablecloth: "Mads. I'm afraid that I'll disappear... I miss the girl I used to be... It's impossible to live with me... She only lived for three days. When we buried her, I took your hand but you pulled away from me. You wouldn't hold my hand. Why not. She was so tiny... I screamed... She was stuck inside me. But you wouldn't talk about it... too busy... I'm leaving you now... your mad wife, Kira." (1:08)

Mads tells Kira, "When she died they gave us tea." (1:20)

Could a psychotherapist have helped bring this couple together again after the loss of their child? Which partner would most likely seek help?

Bereavement | Borderline Personality Disorder