Is Emotional Dysregulation a symptom of my depression ?

[tiredandnumb23]

Today my therapist told me, i have Emotional Dysregulation, is this a symptom or disorder of my depression ? Im scared of having this, i don't need more problems. I dont even know what this is, i would really like any info on what it is and is it a part of depression. Sorry this is much to ask for im just scared cuz i have lots of harm thoughts and having more issues scares me. Any tips how to deal with it also ? Thankyou Guys you are wonderful to help others while your going through your own little storm. But i believe we will all beat our storms ! Im afraid i may give up tho 😔

[Hidden]

I think it’s not new you’ve had it already it’s just a label im going through it too. I’m not on meds I asked to be. It simply means your not regulating your emotions getting them under control to you escalate to places that normally you could and you can learn too again you just got hit with to much. So you have to break things down small steps to stop from getting there. So instead on stress to a 10 you can try to get stop it slowly before getting there because it happens more often if you aren’t regulated.

Example: girl gets a text from her boyfriend. Hey I’m not able to make it tonight I’m with the guys. Girl gets upset thinks things like I wonder if he’s mad I said I didn’t like his friend or maybe they met some girls this always happens to me ... girl gets really upset fights with boyfriend in text eats some ice team gets mad she’s getting fat from eating one ice cream doesn’t go to work next day cry’s for 3 days. All from one thought that panics her. Acts out instead of just going that’s ok I don’t know what’s going on I can only control myself I’m feeling upset I see that I need to think other things and do something good for myself.

[tiredandnumb23 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou for explaining this. 😊 Just a little question, why do you think i had it already 😊? And also breaking thing down in steps are so hard when i dont feel like doing anything to help when im so depressed. Is it possible to cure all this so i can live a better life 😞. And when i looked up emotional reglation it says it comes from ptsd or serious trauma or borderline disorder and adhd i have no clue if i have any of these i always thought i just had depression im so scared now

[Hidden in reply to tiredandnumb23]

You are getting label anxiety. Seriously. I get it I had no mental health stuff till I did and freaked out by labels. A lot of people don’t regulate their behaviour due to stress. Your anxiety depression is just not managed right now you just need to relearn what you already knew before. You just need to learn self talk to yourself you’re inner critic that says wrong things to yourself. Instead say nice things manage it. It’s hard all worked up. I’m there too I let it get out of hand. I kept going when I should have stopped. Take some mindless time ignore yourself.

[tiredandnumb23 in reply to Hidden]

Label Anxiety thats a new one to me, its good to know that u dont have to have ptsd or adhd or borderline personality disorder just to have emotional dysregulation. Because i google borderline and it looks so painful to go through and it kinda related to me but i need proof. Thanks for all the help dude 😊💪💯🙏 God bless you bro you gave me so much hope. 💯 Its so hard being positive to your inner critic tho but ik i can do it and i need to stop timetraveling.

[Hidden]

They can call you anything. Normal people can have personality disorder in stressful moments. Normal people can get flashbacks the problem is when they continue to interfere with life. Why does that happen in my opinion too much stress anxiety not dealing. If you let labels control you you get more anxiety. Tell them that stressed you out and you just want to learn tools to deal with the issues ignore the labels. I’m a girl lol. If you’re starting meds great but you also need to stabilize life and thoughts. If your worn out you need slower pace and peaceful moments and observing your thoughts without labeling them just notice them like hmm that seems unhelpful and try grounding techniques look that up. Not labels. Screw the labels. Everyone on this earth can have labels lol. What can I do about my thoughts. Break it down make mantras. Keep track of all your good things in your day you accomplished not the bad. If you screw up be kind to yourself like you would a child. Forgiveness. I’m doing it too

[tiredandnumb23 in reply to Hidden]

Im so sorry i didn't know you were female until i commented on one of your post. ❤ Since you helped me from my hopelessness. But your right i need to be kind to myself because i tend to tear myself down and say i deserve to be well i wont get into that. But i say horrible things to myself and it makes me wanting to act on thoughts increase. And for some reason i like knowing abot labels and just tryna figure out what i got i dont like not knowing whats going on in my head also its interesting and sadening at times learning new lables. I even look at labels i dont have because learning about what people can experience lets me know people are going through worse and staying strong and labels are interesting to learn to me. 😊 Thank you and God bless you i prayed for your healing ❤

[Hidden in reply to tiredandnumb23]

Thank you for your kindness. You’re very smart actually. It’s good to educate yourself. It’s more important to learn tools to deal with your issues. If you look at what happened the incident: where you were what happened then the consequences of that. It helps to see things more clearly. Example I was in my room I saw a picture of me smiling last year I began crying feeling sorry for myself. Well what can you do about that?

Well you have options put picture away. Hmmm .. or you can put pic up note that says this IS me I’m working hard to love myself I deserve love I remember being happy that day it was a damn good day I feel inspired that’s me!!

I’m trying to do that again. Bless you too. They didn’t know I had ptsd for a long time. I thought I was nuts. I got well then unwell again due to way outta control circumstances that are like a lottery lol. It was just bad ass luck. But Thk you you’re helping me remember what I did to overcome. God bless you too. I used to be hot and healthy. I’m. It doing healthy things lately. I do and don’t. If I change I can work with the outcome better & overcome. Even if I need s wig. Britney rocked one lol.

[tiredandnumb23 in reply to Hidden]

Thats facts im glad to see you seeing the true fighter and beauty in yourself the sadness and negative thoughts are lies but it wont win keep fighting and have a wondeful night 😊

[Nick76]

Hi, are you having cbt ?