Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

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Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Emotional troubles are a significant part of many mental disorders, including borderline personality disorder (BPD).

We have an entire system of our brain, the limbic system, dedicated to emotion. Additionally, our emotions creep around the brain, attaching themselves to our thoughts and influencing our behaviors.

If you live with borderline personality disorder, your emotions might feel overwhelming and out of control sometimes (emotion dysregulation). Emotions make you believe that what you feel is real and undeniably true.

For example, you notice your partner texting. When you approach him, he closes out of his phone and sticks it in his pocket. Your emotions tell you that he’s cheating, and your whole mind and body become upset and respond negatively.

Tame the Emotions of Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder makes it hard to trust. Use that to your advantage with your emotions because they’re not always trustworthy. To tame them, turn away from them. Here’s a way to do it:

• Forget feelings. They’re there, of course, but don’t get stuck.
• Focus on fact. What is actually happening? Your partner was texting then put away his phone. That’s it.
• Repeat these basic facts to yourself to tame emotions.

When you forget feelings and focus on the facts in the moment, your emotions will likely keep talking, but they’ll be quieter. Then you can tune into the real moment.

Related Articles Dealing with BPD and Emotions

• Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms, Diagnosis
• Extreme Emotion Coping Skills for Borderlines
• Borderline Drama, Learning to Engage the Observer Self

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: As a person with BPD, when your emotions threaten to take over, what strategies do you use to tame them? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, knowledge, and experiences on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

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• When My OCD Causes Uncertainty and Doubt
• Coping When a Loved One Passes Away
• What to Do After a Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis
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• My Dual Diagnosis of Substance Abuse Disorder and Bipolar
• Find the Right PTSD Trauma Therapist for You
• Sensory Overload Anxiety: How Highly Sensitive People Can Cope
• Mental Health Conversations I’ll Have with My Young Daughter
• How To Reduce Work Anxiety
• Easy Ways to Practice Self-Love on Difficult Depression Days
• Life After Depression Treatment: A New Type of Struggle
• Are You Verbally Abused When You’re Sick?
• Adult ADHD and Autism Link: Symptoms and Treatment

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

I'm Hannah. I Have Bipolar 2

Benefits of Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder

As a person with bipolar 2 disorder, I'm constantly bombarded with messages about how difficult it is to love someone with bipolar disorder. In fact, it can get so bad at times, I begin to question whether I'm even lovable. With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought this was a good time to talk about the benefits of loving someone with bipolar disorder. (Watch Hannah)

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. It’s Not Unusual If Your Child Hears Voices
2. The Eating Disorder Treatment Experience
3. The Importance of Sponsorship in Addiction Recovery

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"What people never understand is that depression isn’t about the outside; it’s about the inside."

Read more depression quotes.

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