Becoming a BPD Wayfarer, Pt. 1: Calibrating Your Emotional Compass
Episode description
Imagine yourself as a wayfarer, looking to embark on a journey through an emotional inner landscape. As people with BPD, we often feel lost, and for many of us, we begin our journey after being in the depths of despair, where the path ahead of us is shrouded in mist, making us uncertain of our next steps.
Imagine emotions as points on a compass, representing different feelings like joy, sadness, anger, and fear. People who have a high level of emotional awareness can navigate this emotional landscape with ease, recognizing and identifying each emotional point on the compass. Their emotional compass is finely tuned, allowing them to accurately read their emotions and understand what they're feeling.
On the other hand, people with BPD tend to have a less precise emotional compass. It's as if their compass is missing some of the markers or has a weak signal.
This episode is about calibrating our emotional compass: when you learn how to recognize your feelings and then put words to them, you become that much more in control of your journey.
- What is Alexithymia?
- Why do people suppress their emotions?
- Why do we need to feel our emotions in order to heal?
- How do I get more comfortable feeling my emotions?
- What if I never stop crying?
- What gets better when you learn to identify your emotions?
- How do I become mindful of current emotions?
- How do I create a safe space for myself?
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Mindfulness of Current Emotions
Emotions in the Body - (2013 Study)
Need a DBT Skill? DBT Pocket Guide
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Recorded with: Podcastle
Music by ODDBAHL, Lunareh
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