Tag Archive for: emotionally dysregulated

BPD: When You Can’t Bear Being Alone

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He walks away… off to leave on business…or to visit his family… something that will take him away for a few days.  I’m distraught.  I’m not sure how I will manage. Alone.As the days go by, I dread his inevitable departure.  There’s nothing I can say or do to convince him to stay. He’s going, […]

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Top 3 Reasons to Turn off Malaysia Airplane Story (If you’re emotionally sensitive)

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    I don’t know why I do this to myself.  If you are emotionally sensitive, have emotion dysregulation issues, or have Borderline Personality Disorder, I wonder if you can relate.   Over two weeks ago, I, like much of the world, was shocked and confused to learn that a commercial Boeing airplane carrying over […]

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Overcoming One of My Biggest Regrets From When BPD Ruled My Life (Borderline Personality Disorder)

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Trigger Warning (TW): This post contains content that may be triggering for some readers. The scene: I’m riding in the passenger side of my boyfriend’s Lexus.  The sun has gone down. He says it’s time for him to go home.  Going home meant he would be leaving me and spending the night with his wife.  Although […]

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DBT Skills for Anxiety and Fear That Convince Your Mind To Calm Down

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Even when we get to where we feel quite proficient in working the DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills to cope with upsetting and distressing emotions, such emotions will continue to show up in our lives.  Life happens. The good, the bad, the ugly. The happy and upbeat, and then the less desirable, distressing emotions, like […]

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DBT Skills for Anxiety and Fear That Convince Your Mind To Calm Down

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Even when we get to where we feel quite proficient in working the DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills to cope with upsetting and distressing emotions, such emotions will continue to show up in our lives.  Life happens. The good, the bad, the ugly. The happy and upbeat, and then the less desirable, distressing emotions, like […]

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My Dialectical Diet Dilemma (and how I coped using DBT)

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In this video/vlog, I discuss how I became quite emotionally dysregulated last night along with DBT skills I used to cope. There are trigger warnings that give you enough time to fast forward through parts you may not want to hear. Here are the links mentioned in the video:What is a Dialectic? What Does Dialectical […]

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