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Someone’s dismissals and minimizing causing them distress is very lucky because the path is straightforward.
Like, there’s no mystery, there’s no external force, there’s just entertaining a different reaction.
A perfect opportunity to practice “Opposite Action”
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at the sociocognitive level, as the action urge isn’t immediately detrimental since there’s often no action.
Opposite Action is a DBT emotional regulation skill that I’ve been taught, twice, and it’s very handy!
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Especially in situations where one is thinking and perceiving purely in the emotional mind. It offers a concrete step, sometimes a literal step back actually, to offer your system an opportunity to return to wise mind. That’s the emotional regulation bit.
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There’s no article to post because I don’t have to look this up and I’m not here to teach you shit. I’m just sharing my thoughts as either human being. Completing DBT once and a half teaches you these things.
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And no matter what arrogance might presume, it can’t take away what you know, or your ability to choose. Just ask Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl!
I read his seminal book 25 years ago after my first hospitalization. A challenging read at the time, but a rewarding one.
2026-05-07 17:08:09 / 2052435327722373628 / Twitter for iPhone
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