When we can gain greater control of our emotion regulation, we feel more empowered, balanced, free, and confident.
One of the many challenges we face as humans is our tendency to emotionally react to circumstances without first processing our internal experience in order to determine an appropriate response. When we react rather than respond, it often involves behaviors or words that are ineffective and counterproductive to resolving the issue at hand.
Often, I find myself having emotions about things in my life that do not have anything to do with the circumstance. Rather, it may be more related to past trauma, irrational core beliefs about myself, or projecting my issues onto others’ motives. By allowing myself to spend time in introspection, I can become aware of the source of my emotions.
Some circumstances do not involve a direct response. It may just require working through my emotions utilizing prayer, talking with a supportive friend, and/or engaging in mindfulness meditation. For those situations which require a response, I am more equipped to make productive and effective choices if I am not emotionally charged.
When we can gain greater control of our emotion regulation, we feel more empowered, balanced, free, and confident. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is designed to help us become more self-aware of our internal processes and offers skill building options for responding instead of reacting.
Bridge to Recovery utilizes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to assist clients in improving their emotion regulation.