Emotion Regulation Strategies for BPD | MARSHA LINEHAN

According to Marsha Linehan, BPD is a pervasive disorder of emotions. Here she describes the strategies and skills for regulating emotions that she developed (repackaged) for her Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Marsha Linehan, creator of the highly-regarded Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), discusses Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) from the viewpoint of a clinician / researcher of the highest caliber.

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[Lanemoons]

I could say DBT is one of the things that truly saved my life. I've been practising it full-time now for the past 1, 5 year. I think it's just amazing, astonishing that one can create such a complex, smart form of therapy. It's just incredible. I'm beyond grateful.

[stephenstephen]

I agree with her approach. My experience as a therapist, now retired, demonstrated that it is not an organic process. That many clients are aware of the why but are totally stuck in terms of the how to move into change

[ivas]

When Dr Linehan said: 'half of my patients when I ask them how they feel their answer is I have no idea, like looking at a fog' - WOW finally someone put in words what me and many others (diagnosed BPD) pretty much feel like every day.. I wouldn't say it's true 'depression' at first, but unfortunately quickly becomes that.

[transformationalbusinessmi]

This emotional disregulation can also come from people suffering from PTSD.

[HappyEnz]

She is already a legend. Our Borderline Queen😊

[melk.]

1:20 - Emotional Literacy
1:39 - Emotion regulation and vulnerability factors
2:03 - Prompting event and interpretation

[FineFeatheredHomestead]

Thank you so very much for your work! I use a DBT Workbook for PTSD recovery, and today was hit by 5 triggers within a short time. That profound dread hit, and I cuddled up and had a chocolate, took some me deep breaths and got writing. Each trigger, one at a time, with its related cause and background vulnerability. I recalled a then & now categorizing somewhere, and specified that each trigger was from a trauma back then, but now I actually had far more resources in each area, and this calmed me down. Last, I made a list of the 2 problem areas in the now category...and got to work on one today. The difference between where this would have left me, and where I was now able to take myself today is astounding!

[a.p]

The dbt skills workbook (I have the green one) is really helpful. It needs to be practiced and actually read for it to work though haha, I’m sure I’m notthe only one who struggles with persistence and resilience in that aspect. But I’m determined to keep going.

[tashahass]

Thank you, Marsha for everything you have done to help those of us with Borderline.

[heartspacerelaxations]

Emotional Dysregulation also comes from CPTSD, and I think that is the common factor in a high promotion of BPD.

[caelidhg]

I am 53. I was originally diagnosed sometime around 1978 with "severe anxiety neurosis" and this one page report could have been out of the BPD playbook. But I was 10. This was even before the DSM 3 came out in 1980. I was then, by 1980 diagnosed with ADHD and put on Ritaline nad Dexedrine. The next decades, I struggled ALOT but no one mentioned "emotional dysregulation" or BPD . I get that BPD is stigmatizing.. but I always felt that something BIG was missing with my diagnoses... in me.. and it was that piece... and now, I feel like too late.. I am broke, barely any money for therapy etc.. so many bridges burned, "friends" lost, opportunities lost... and I never had any of these skills . Just "positive thinking" and other CBT stuff. I had spiritual communities that I was engaged in personal transformation dump me and reject me. No one wants to put up with me. and I am childless, and in a challenging relationship... I don't know if I am going to make it.. I need outside help and there is none really to be had. I have to try and again pick myself up and figure out how to fix all these problems. and I have no money to do it.

[darktoast]

Dr. Linehan, I'll always be thankful to your work and research, as I had never gotten the clarity and help I had until I did a DBT program. Now I know that I can contribute to create my reality and deal with life in a better way. Thank you!

[riverdeep]

The UK has very much to learn from this lady..

[Medietos]

Thanks for good info! I learn that emotion regulation is a key to healing only after 35 years of suffering, searching and trying help, very frustrating. Why did o-one teach it me; ? Grateful to have found out about it, just sad to have lost great life time and health, opportunities.

[christopherpierson]

My emotions are so high I can't even express myself. Plus it is hard when I'm calm cuz I don't feel anything

[premier]

gonna watch this later. I have BPD so I have so much to learn.

[kilowellness]

I wish there were more DBT classes Miss. Linehan, here in Ontario Canada theres just a few agencies that offer DBT and I find it really useful from watching youtube and I plan on taking it if I find a resource ..especially emotional regulation..may god bless you Miss Linehan

[princessruth]

Mahalo amd aloha Marsha. Its been 4 yes of dbt and I no longer think about killing myself everyday. I never understood what "love ur self" means. I like myself amd the next ascension will be effective in different situations.

[jngk]

1. Know what you're feeling;
2. Regulate your emotions:

factors that make you vulnerable to being emotional (what happenned yesterday? Did you eat? Did you sleep?)

prompting event (can you change it or not?)

if you can't change it, check the facts (is your interpretation of the facts correct?)

[diannasanders]

We use these videos to aid in teaching acceptance the clients really like this lady, great video