Tag Archive for: television

Easily Emotionally Triggered by TV, Movies, & The News? : Ways to Protect Yourself

For most of my life I’ve been very sensitive to certain types of content on TV, in movies, and on the radio.  How I ever managed to watch and enjoy the HBO series The Sopranos for years is really beyond me, because now all it takes is just a brief image of violence in a […]

Television “Therapy” for Improving Your Mood

Do you feel guilty about the amount of time you spend watching television?  Are you watching as a way to be skillful, using the DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) skills of “Distract” and/or “Self-Soothing?”  Lately I’ve found a fun way to also make my television watching experience a mindful one. It also allows me to contribute […]