Depression depletes the cognitive and emotional resources that social interaction requires. So staying away from people is a natural impulse. Overcoming this urge and reaching out for connection is an important part of healing.

Animals face danger, but their stress lasts only as long as the danger does. Once the threat passes, their bodies reset.

People don't work that way, especially people living with PTSD.

Being raised my emotionally immature parents can have an impact on your experience of yourself, your emotions and your relationships in adulthood

A significant number of people experience depression primarily as the absence of feeling. This presentation is common, well-documented, and often goes unrecognized. 

When anxiety is high, the thinking brain is less available. The more direct route at high activation is physiological: doing something that works on the nervous system without requiring clear thinking first. 

Understanding the quiet presentation of BPD can help you have compassion for your experience and find effective therapy.

If you are a Highly Sensitive Person, and your sensitivity has been a source of distress, has affected your relationships, or has led to patterns of behavior you'd like to change, DBT has something to offer you.

After a flashback, grounding in the present, allowing your nervous system to regulate and approaching yourself with compassion are key strategies.

Trauma that happens in the context of relationships increases risk for developing Complex PTSD and impacts your current feelings in relationships.

High functioning depression is real and significant, but it can be invisible to others and even to you.

Irritability is a common presentations of anxiety, and it can be misread by the people experiencing it and by others.

Trauma can take the nervous system in two different directions, and understanding both of them explains what’s happening in your body and what will help. 

Radical acceptance means fully acknowledging reality exactly as it is, without fighting it, without demanding it be different before you can function, and without the mental suffering that comes from refusing to accept what’s already true.

Grounding is an important skill to use after experiencing a PTSD trigger. You can practice some simple strategies to help.

The skill of opposite to emotion action is a powerful DBT emotion regulation skill. Here is an introduction to the reasoning behind it and how to get started practicing it.

Night can be a vulnerable time for overthinking. Here are some strategies to stop the cycle.

The manipulation myth is one of the most damaging misconceptions attached to BPD, and it’s worth examining carefully. 

If you are in trauma therapy and wondering why it is taking so long, this post is for you. The pace of trauma recovery is one of the most common sources of discouragement and self-blame.

People struggling with BPD often find that any media portrayals are sensational and pessimistic. Seeing such representations can make patients and their loved ones feel hopeless about the possibility of recovery.

The short answer is: NO you can’t banish your emotions. But with practice and support, you can learn to regulate your emotional experiences.