Tag: Validation
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Tip of the week: You are the only one who truly knows if you are okay
Please see: https://makebpdstigmafree.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/some-people-will-never-get-it/
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It smells like teen spirit…
Originally posted on Borderline between what and what?:
I haven’t been keeping you all “abreast” of what’s going in my life but this blog wasn’t created to keep you all up-to-date on everything…it’s a dumping ground for all the things I can’t say and for things that are on my heart…this post being one of… -
As Well As I Can Be
Having Borderline Personality Disorder can be very depressing and stressful at times. It can be very hard to see a loved one like that. When I’m having an extremely difficult time managing my emotions and people offer solutions to “make me feel better”, all it does is make me feel totally invalidated – like I’m […]
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Validating Your Own Experience
Here are some excellent posts on outside validation of internal feelings: http://essencehappens.com/teresa-lynne-blog/post/2012/05/25/Umm-Its-my-life-Isnt-it-Please-affirm-that.aspx http://www.my-borderline-personality-disorder.com/2012/03/chameleon-borderline-personality.html http://www.my-borderline-personality-disorder.com/2012/06/dbt-practice-creating-life-worth-living.html What do you think? Do you ever experience this? What do you do to manage your emotions when it comes to not trusting your own experience?
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The Importance of VALIDATION vs. Being Right
This is an excellent post on the importance of validation vs. being right: http://essencehappens.com/teresa-lynne-blog/post/2012/11/10/Im-your-hell-Im-your-dream-Im-nothing-in-between-Its-the-invalidation-stupid.aspx
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