Note: This is an OG episode of BFTB. For some of my older episodes, I’ve decided to archive them and make them available only for Premium Submarines. Enjoy this throwback episode.Original episode description: If you identify with the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (also known as BPD or EUPD), it’s likely you’ve heard of “splitting.” Splitting is a defense mechanism that causes a person to view something or someone in ‘black and white’ terms (i.e., “all good” or “all bad.) This episode is part one in a three-part deep dive series on BPD splitting behaviors. If you identify with BPD, it’s likely you’re not conscious of when you’re splitting or why it happens. This can be a very painful and isolating experience. By listening to this series, you'll finally become aware of these self-sabotaging patterns and become better connected to yourself and those around you...
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understanding your unconscious mind with psychoanalyst dr. jayce long
In this episode, I sat down with contemporary psychodynamic psychologist Dr. Jayce Long to discuss the power of the unconscious mind and how repressed moments from our early lives can become the self-destructive and self-sabotaging behaviors and patterns we continue to repeat into adulthood that can manifest into symptoms and traits of various mental health disturbances.
Questions answered and topics discussed in this episode:
■ What is the unconscious mind and how does it affect our daily lives?
■ How repression of emotions is an unconscious defense mechanism to keep our disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious
■ Signs you might be emotionally abusive without realizing it
■ Why labeling emotions matters (and why we should release the idea of "good" and "bad" emotions)
■ Overcoming toxic shame
■ How critical thinking skills can help us deal with splitting (black and white / all-or-nothing thinking)
■ How to recognize signs of arrested emotional development (age regression) in ourselves
■ How understanding the concepts of the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions can help us see how we continue to label people and things “all good” or “all bad” into adulthood
■ Understanding healthy vs. maladaptive dissociation
■ Coping with paranoid thoughts and drama addiction
■ Breaking the cycle of generational trauma
■ Disorganized attachment styles and BPD (EUPD)
■ The history of BPD (why is it called borderline personality disorder?)
■ How to know and own your needs (and why it can be so difficult to do)
■ Toxic family dynamics and how a lack of "parental mirroring" can contribute to BPD development
■ The lingering harm of childhood emotional neglect (CEN)
■ Working through repressed anger and grief (the harm caused by emotional avoidance)
Recommended resources:
YouTube Video | Decoding Mother-Infant Interaction with Dr. Beatrice Beebe
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Disclaimer: The information contained in this podcast episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a licensed mental health professional.
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