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Sleep tips

Children fight it. Adults can’t seem to get enough. What is it? Sleep. If you’re struggling to get a good night’s sleep, it may be time to tune up your bedtime — and daytime — routines. Try these self-help tips. … Continue reading

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Sleep and weight gain and whats the connection

It may be. Recent studies have suggested an association between sleep duration and weight gain. Sleeping less than five hours — or more than nine hours — a night appears to increase the likelihood of weight gain. In one study, … Continue reading

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DBT tips to reduce self harm

Having a problem with self-harm, suicidal thoughts or actions, or an increased presence of erratic emotions are all major red flags of Borderline Personality Disorder. Having these problems can greatly impact your ability to function properly and keep yourself safe … Continue reading

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3 emotional regulation skills that help stop self harm behaviors

If you are engaging in self-harming behaviors, you may be doing so because you feel intense emotional pain and feel as though you have no other outlet. But you can feel better and stop your self-harmful behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy … Continue reading

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10 things you should say to a depressed loved one

1. Can I relieve your stress in any way? One thing all writing manuals say is SHOW don’t TELL. Words aren’t all that helpful to a person struggling with depression. Because let me speak from experience… almost everything she hears … Continue reading

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Living with and loving someone with Borderline personality disorder

We are a psychologically sophisticated society. Emotional difficulties are now shared openly — not only by celebrities but by your average person. It’s not unusual for people to tell friends that they have an anxiety disorder, anger management problem, depression, … Continue reading

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Better Dis-stress tolerance through accepts

Distress is everywhere, no matter how many times you wish you could run and hide from it. But instead of avoiding distress, you can learn to better tolerate it using a formula called ACCEPTS. ACCEPTS is one of the methods … Continue reading

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Accepting crisis using DBT

Accepting crisis might be a bit of a frightening proposition. None of us invites crisis to visit us, and yet every one of us will have crisis as part of our lives. Crisis can often make you feel out of … Continue reading

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What skills will I learn in Dialectical therapy

Learning new skills is critical in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and is a focus of every individual therapy session, skills group, and phone coaching session. In DBT, you will develop four important skills: mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress … Continue reading

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5 reasons to use Dialectipical Behavioral Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been shown to successfully treat a variety of disorders, including self-harm, Borderline Personality Disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and eating disorders. If your life seems more challenging because you suffer from any of these … Continue reading

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