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finding a sense of self as a trauma-dumping emotional vampire
Category: Health
Duration: 00:57:48
Publish Date: 2023-05-23 09:00:38
Description:

It’s another listener Q&A-style episode of Back from the Borderline. First up, we’ll hear from Priyasha in Dubai, who has been struggling with understanding what it means to “find a sense of self” as she recovers from her struggles with emotion dysregulation that come along with her BPD diagnosis. We’ll explore the concept of “no-self” in Buddhism and how certain Buddhist concepts have found themselves into mainstream therapeutic modalities like DBT. Next, I take a voicemail from Allison, who feels like her family and friends are pulling away from her after her recent suicide attempts. We also hear from listener Gia, who is struggling with the concept of forgiveness and still feels triggered as an adult when she’s around her childhood caregivers. We tie things up with a voicemail from Fae, who keeps developing crushes on various friends while she’s in a serious, committed relationship.


TIME STAMPS

 

00:00 – 03:34: Intro

 

03:34: Response to listener voicemail from Priyasha in Dubai, who was impacted by my episode on the Buddhist concept of “annata” or “no self,” and shared how it helped her in her struggle for a sense of self in her recovery from emotion dysregulation.


25:08: Voicemail from Allison, who feels like her friends and family are pulling away from her after her recent suicide attempts (topics explored: emotional vampires, the root cause of suicidal feelings, trauma-dumping, and oversharing.)


52:17: Voicemail from Gia, who is struggling to forgive her caregivers who contributed to her ongoing struggles with emotion dysregulation in her adult life (topics explored: “magical thinking,” forgiveness, and “going back to the empty well.)


01:13:26: Voicemail from Fae, who feels like she is developing crushes on new friends (“FPs”) while she’s in a committed relationship (topics explored: the “FP” or “favorite person” phenomenon in the BPD recovery community, the danger of objectifying others and relying on them for emotion regulation, and how to zoom out and be less dependent on the validation of others for our emotional stability.)  


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Disclaimer: information contained in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a licensed mental health professional.

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