Al Intibah Lidhtirab Al Shakhsia Alhadia | Dr. Blaise Aguirre

Using focus to free yourself from the suffering of BPD is a difficult task, and in large part because it requires paying attention to what's on your mind. We asked Lauren, a woman in her twenties with borderline personality disorder, to tell us about the difficulties she encounters while practicing concentration. I wrote: Why the resistance? It is impossible for me to stop my thoughts. This only makes me angry; Because I'm thinking, and then I stop thinking, and then I stop thinking about not thinking, which leads me to wonder why I can't stop thinking? And then I come back to say this, I think again. Then I feel like hitting something; Because I'm so frustrated with myself. And even if I could think of one thing, even if I simply thought: How beautiful the trees are! My mind keeps thinking of something else. Beyond it all, I am thinking that my thoughts should not be strayed, and that I need to focus. See? Silence is hell. I can't go to sleep without making noise; Because noise is the only thing stopping me from thinking. I listen to TV every night to sleep. And if I don't, I never sleep. Even as I sit here and write, I think of the words I write, but I also think of other things in the back of my mind. The more he told me not to lose control of my thoughts, the worse it got, and the more frustrated he became. In 1993, the famous psychologist, Marsha Linehan, was able to make a significant advance in the treatment of borderline personality disorder by developing a new psychological treatment method she called "dialectical behavior therapy", which relies mainly on the skill of focusing to rid people with borderline personality disorder from their feelings. Sharp and negative judgments about themselves, which leads to their suffering. Focus is also a way to help people with BPD become more efficient at applying other coping skills when experiencing emotional pain; Because focus teaches us to notice feelings without acting in ways that perpetuate suffering. Through this book, we hope to expand your knowledge and application of this essential skill in DBT. We will review the scientific and practical side of the focus skill and how to apply it to your borderline personality disorder symptoms.