The word “dialectic” has a specific meaning in dialectic behavioral therapy, and the depiction of average emotions and those with emotional dysregulation due to BPD gives an idea of what occurs in the emotions of those afflicted with BPD.
Tag Archives: mental health
Episode 27 – Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome
Antidepressant withdrawal is its own medical phenomenon with a set of common symptoms, doesn’t happen in everyone who stops antidepressants, occurs more often with certain medications, and can be potentially prevented by avoiding self-medicating.
Episode 26 – BPD vs. Bipolar
These are the differences between borderline personality disorder mood swings and bipolar mood swings, including duration, mood characteristics, and other symptoms.
Guest Interview 1 (Part 2)
This is the second part of my guest interview with @keiralanebooks from Twitter. We discuss some medications and how they have affected her abilities to function, as well as how she is doing now.
Guest Interview 1 (Part 1)
An interview with our first guest speaker on The Write Place, Keira Lane. These guest interviews feature an inside look at other people’s experiences with mental illness. This first one is with someone I met on Twitter (@keiralanebooks) and largely focuses on personal experiences with General Anxiety Disorder and ADHD. This will be split into two parts.
Episode 24 – Mood Cycling
I explain the difference between flat depression and mood cycling, and how these two terms should be used in relation to antidepressants and mood stabilizers.
Episode 19 – Mania and Hypomania (Part 2)
I discuss the specific details of my most recent hypomanic episode.
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