Why You Can't Explain The BPD Pain

Ever feel like your emotions are a tangled mess and you can't find the words to explain them? This might be due to alexithymia, a condition where people struggle to recognize and describe their emotions. It’s common in those with depression and autism.

Research shows that people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often have trouble understanding their own emotions, making social situations tough. This emotional confusion can be a strong sign of BPD.

Understanding our emotions is key to managing BPD symptoms. Therapists can help by focusing on present sensory experiences and using mindfulness techniques. This helps you observe and accept your sensations without judgment, leading to a healthier emotional experience.

By shifting your attention to sensory inputs, you can better understand your feelings. Therapists provide a supportive environment to explore and express emotions, fostering better emotional responses and overall well-being.

Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.

He has published several articles and books in these areas and is the author of:

BPD Guided Journal: Journal: Your Space to Release Intense Emotions, Nurture Self-Compassion, and Take Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://shorturl.at/Ta5Dj

The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV

Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at:
https://rb.gy/hdyqyy

Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww

The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym

Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).

YouTube:    / @drdanielfox  
Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/
Dr. Fox’s Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
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Twitter:   / drdanieljfox1  
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Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox


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00:00 Introduction
00:35 Alexithymia
01:27 BPD vs Alexithymia
02:43 Emotional Awareness & Management
05:55 How to Find Words to Manage Feelings
06:10 Build Insight & Awareness
06:31 Mindfulness and DBT
10:44 Shift Away from Negative Components
12:44 Emotions Exercise with Website Link
13:10 Learning and Recognizing Sensory Perceptions of Emotions
13:41 Find a Mental Health Provider
14:16 Moving to an Adaptive Way of Thinking & Acting to Combat Alexithymia