: Understanding how childhood experiences and brain chemistry can make emotions feel ten times louder than they do for others [20].
For years, her relationships followed a painful, predictable script: a fast, fiery connection followed by an overwhelming "triple text" when they didn't reply [8], and finally, an explosion of rage when she felt they were inevitably going to leave her [11, 13]. She called it "The 3 C's" before she even knew the term: [19].
: Identifying the signs of an "episode"—the sudden paranoia, the physical weight of sadness, and the impulsive urge to lash out [11].
: Moving away from "walking on eggshells" and toward Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, like mindfulness and distress tolerance [3, 17].
: Understanding how childhood experiences and brain chemistry can make emotions feel ten times louder than they do for others [20].
For years, her relationships followed a painful, predictable script: a fast, fiery connection followed by an overwhelming "triple text" when they didn't reply [8], and finally, an explosion of rage when she felt they were inevitably going to leave her [11, 13]. She called it "The 3 C's" before she even knew the term: [19]. Understanding your Borderline Personality Disor...
: Identifying the signs of an "episode"—the sudden paranoia, the physical weight of sadness, and the impulsive urge to lash out [11]. her relationships followed a painful
: Moving away from "walking on eggshells" and toward Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, like mindfulness and distress tolerance [3, 17]. predictable script: a fast