DBT Tools for Weeding the Emotional Garden

Greetings, and welcome to the fourth video in this module on emotion regulation. In the previous video we learned that, in order to care for both flowers and emotions, we first need to plant the right seeds.

In a real garden, we also need to weed out the plants that should not be there. The same concept applies to our garden of emotions. In this case, we need to weed out any misconceptions about emotions themselves. So let’s start weeding it.

Linehan, M. M. (2015). DBT skills training manual (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.,Reutter, K. (2019). The dialectical behavior therapy skills workbook for PTSD: Practical exercises for overcoming trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. New Harbinger Publications.

So we all have a theory of emotions, right? We all have different ideas of what emotions are and what they should be. So some beliefs about emotions are more accurate than others. The purpose of this intervention is to identify any misconceptions that we might have about emotions themselves, and replace them with more accurate beliefs through psychoeducation. So here are some examples of weeds, in other words, misconceptions about emotions, and these really are just examples, right. I’m just going to mention a few of probably the most common misconceptions that people have about emotions, but this list is by no means meant to be considered exhaustive or comprehensive by any stretch of the imagination. Okay.

Linehan, M. M. (2015). DBT skills training manual (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.,Reutter, K. (2019). The dialectical behavior therapy skills workbook for PTSD: Practical exercises for overcoming trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. New Harbinger Publications.