Individual therapy

Supporting Your Loved One Through Emotional Dysregulation: Tools That Work

We would rather acknowledge a person who’s facing mental health challenges and take a bold step of consulting a therapist instead of ignoring the problem, as entering into a therapy is a brave step. As you enter in the journey of consulting a therapist you must consider that a therapist must be polite, a good listener and most important that you must be comfortable with him/her. Sometimes a female is more comfortable with the same gender than the opposite one, so make a wise choice before you jump into therapy sessions. Here the duty of the therapist is greater as he/she has to make their patient feel good and relaxed, so that they can put their heart out or tell them about things which are causing trouble to them.

Asking a referral from a closed and trusted person is the simple way to know about any mental health therapist available in the area, qualified, licensed and have  great experience in their field. Reaching out to your family and friends is the first step in beginning to accept the fact that you need help and overcoming the stigma still associated with mental illness.  We accept the fact that the internet is full of therapists with listed qualifications and many over hyped characteristics. But always remember, if a close person from your circle has gone through some therapies and suggests going there, you must check him/her on priority basis.

Seeking help from therapists and mastering DBT family training skills can help you in a lot better ways than you think.

Work On Distress Tolerance

Life isn’t easy, it throws many obstacles and testing situations on your way that’ll leave you in stress and anxiety. Coping up with every difficult situation is not that easy and many people, when they fail to deal with these issues, often have anxiety which many times lead to panic attacks as well. This’ll help you boost your self esteem, decrease anger and stress, and make you more mentally stable for making decisions. You can easily get away from stress by taking a morning walk or can distract yourself by doing any activity that helps you take out your aggression like many love to listen to loud music while others love dancing, while some love cooking food or doing painting. These all healthy activities distract you from your ongoing daily matters, instead release your stress and anxiety.

Effective Communication

A person who works on his communication skills is surely more successful than anyone else. To build healthy relationships with family, friends or in the corporate world, you need to be expressive about your needs, requirements and boundaries while keeping your words polite, humble and understanding. If you aren’t able to tell what hurts you or isn’t acceptable for you, people will never care for it and you'll be the one who will feel distressed and annoyed. Another important point is to prioritize active listening and accept what others are saying for better relationships and avoiding all kinds of arguments.

Radical Acceptance

 Though it is tough to master DBT family training skills  and requires a lot of mental acceptance. It might seem easy to hear that accepting things as they are and living in the moment. Like if you lose any loved one, lose some money, get a bad result or end a relationship, situations become quite stressful. But once you adopt this kind of approach in your life, you’ll feel much more strong, realistic towards life issues. However, this acceptance will definitely not turn away these scenarios from your life but now that you accept the good and bad, you’ll feel less pain and rather look forward to making better future plans and making things better.

This therapy specially helps those who are stuck in the words why this happened to us, why me, how this is possible and many more. If they accept their situation, it would be certainly better for them for sure.

 Give Mental Health Therapist a Trial

 Once you shortlist one or two mental health providers through any of your source, search or recommendation, now it's time to start individual therapy  with them. Take appointments for at least two to three sessions, as in the beginning the therapist is trying to learn what exactly are your needs and goals and maybe this time you’re taking time to open up and feel awkward in telling what actually you’re going through. However, don’t feel shy in communicating as this can result in a failed therapy. But sometimes the vibe with your therapist doesn’t match at all and you don’t feel like going to him anymore, listen to your gut feeling and stop taking therapy from him, instead try a new one as your problem is more important than any other thing. Remember, never get disappointed, you’ll find the right, good match soon!

Summary

Mental health is equally important for a person as physical health because a stable and relaxed mind can make your life decisions better. Never compromise on your health, and if you feel individual therapy is required for you, never get late in it.