Scott E. Spradlin - Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control

Many of us know the helpless predicament of losing control of our emotions. We may not be clinically crazy but instead high reactors, experiencing overpowering feelings that knock us off balance, plunge us into depression, make us fly off the handle, or terrify us without warning. We can anticipate, understand, avoid and replace these high reactions by applying the methods of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT is an eclectic mix of cognitive- behavioral techniques, skills training, Zen, and existentialism, that has been honed for the treatment of the highest reactors among us--those with Borderline Personality Disorder. Author Scott Spradlin uses proven DBT techniques, worksheets and assessment exercises, to teach us to pay attention to emotions when they arise, assess our blocks to controlling them, and finally overcome these blocks and eliminate overpowering feelings. We learn what emotional triggers exist in our environments, become less judgmental about ourselves when we do experience a surge, and...