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Emotional Dysregulation Facts
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What is emotional dysregulation? Individuals with emotional reactivity experience intense emotions more frequently and for longer durations. They have significant skills deficits in emotion regulation. Individuals who experience emotion dysregulation have difficulty accepting their emotional response which can lead to behavioral dysregulation including, non-suicidal self-injurious behavior, suicidal ideation and attempts, excessive substance use and impulsivity. These behaviors serve to immediately decrease the current level of emotional distress. Individuals with severe emotion dysregulation are often misdiagnosed with rapid-cycling bi-polar disorder due to the extreme mood lability, sometimes even within a given day. Emotional dysregulation symptoms
Signs of emotional dysregulation include: Severe depression
Anxiety
High levels of shame and anger
Self-harm
Excessive substance use
High-risk sexual behaviors
Extreme perfectionism
Highly conflictual interpersonal relationships
Disordered eating
Suicidal thoughts or attempts
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