Jason’s Reviews > The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions: Take Control of Borderline Personality Disorder with DBT > Status Update

I've read this book many times, and I take away new things each time I read it. This time, I've realized that I struggle with many of the "How Skills" and that I've been living in some of the ineffective habits of Emotion Mind--specifically, "I'd rather be right than effective," blaming myself, self-invalidation, and perfectionism. Chapter 10, Letting Go of Suffering Through Acceptance, has also been very helpful.

I’ve rediscovered that I’ve been living too much in Rational Mind and avoiding my emotions. Emotion Mind comes quick when I allow myself to be emotional. Neither states of mind are very healthy to be in all the time and I need to relearn how to find the middle path to achieve Wise Mind. Wise Mind allows us to take a step back from straight emotion/reason to observe our feelings/thoughts and make better decisions.