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How Do We Validate an Adolescent’s Emotions Without Giving Up Boundaries?
DBT Treatment for Adolescents and Parent Guidance
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Self-Harm: When Emotional Pain Becomes Physical Pain
Understanding What Lies Behind the Behavior
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DBT and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - The Connection Between the Therapeutic Approach and Borderline Personality Disorder
"I am afraid they will leave me, but sometimes I am actually the one who pushes people away", "One moment I feel close and loved, and the next I am certain that no one cares about me", "I know that my reactions hurt me, but in that moment it is difficult for me to stop".
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Emotional Validation; Understanding the Emotion Without Agreeing with the Behavior
A child is angry because they did not get what they wanted and shouts at their parents. A partner is hurt by a comment made without bad intent and responds with accusations. An adolescent feels unheard and slams their bedroom door. In situations like these, our natural response is sometimes to focus on the behavior: to explain why it is unjustified, demand that it stop or try to persuade the person that there is no reason to feel that way. Yet behind the behavior lies an emotional experience that does not always receive space.
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Why Do I Feel Everything So Intensely? Emotional Overwhelm, High Sensitivity and Regulation Mechanisms
Someone makes a small comment and I feel as though I have been attacked. Someone close to me does not reply to a message, and my thoughts immediately turn to the possibility that they are angry or pulling away. A brief argument leaves me upset for hours, even when everyone around me has already moved on.
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What Is Wise Mind? When Emotion and Reason Learn to Work Together
Have you ever made a decision in the midst of an emotional storm, only to regret it a few hours later? And conversely, have you ever made a decision that seemed entirely logical, yet felt that it did not suit you?
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