Difficulty controlling my emotions

Oct 17, 2020 at 12:01 PM

I have noticed that I cannot control my emotions, and the little things that others would brush off can set strong and uncontrollable emotions in me. Because of that, I feel others view me (and I view myself that way after I realize that those things were indeed little things) as immature, weak and silly. No matter how often I keep saying to myself I won't allow these things to bother me, and how hard I try to be prepared mentally to anticipate these things to happen in advance, I keep falling to them from time to time.

BobbyJo · Oct 18, 2020 at 03:00 PM

Hi, good you are reaching out and know what you want to change. Have you tried CBT or DBT? I have seen people make amazing changes employing these techniques.
Maybe you have some other ideas on how to approach this?

ShaneG · Oct 19, 2020 at 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Diurnal

I have noticed that I cannot control my emotions, and the little things that others would brush off can set strong and uncontrollable emotions in me. Because of that, I feel others view me (and I view myself that way after I realize that those things were indeed little things) as immature, weak and silly. No matter how often I keep saying to myself I won't allow these things to bother me, and how hard I try to be prepared mentally to anticipate these things to happen in advance, I keep falling to them from time to time.

Hi, Hope all is well, could I ask if you've ever felt harassed at any time, and this is the root cause of your emotional responses.

Oct 23, 2020 at 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyJo

Hi, good you are reaching out and know what you want to change. Have you tried CBT or DBT? I have seen people make amazing changes employing these techniques.
Maybe you have some other ideas on how to approach this?

I haven't to be honest. I have no idea how to approach this. This is a huge problem for me. I drive people away vey quickly because of it.

Oct 23, 2020 at 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ShaneG

Hi, Hope all is well, could I ask if you've ever felt harassed at any time, and this is the root cause of your emotional responses.

Harassed, no, not as far as I can remember. I doubt maybe this is genetic more than environmental because my father is almost the same.

Bill3 · Oct 24, 2020 at 08:45 PM

I too would recommend that you take a look at DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Major focuses of DBT are emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

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BobbyJo Junior Member Member Since Oct 2020 Location: US Posts: 18 3 74 hugs given	Oct 18, 2020 at 03:00 PM #2 Hi, good you are reaching out and know what you want to change. Have you tried CBT or DBT? I have seen people make amazing changes employing these techniques. Maybe you have some other ideas on how to approach this?
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Bill3 Legendary Member Since Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 10,924 15 24.1k hugs given	Oct 24, 2020 at 08:45 PM #6 I too would recommend that you take a look at DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Major focuses of DBT are emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
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