Accessing the shame and anger hidden in your unconscious mind (ft. Dr. Jayce Long)

In this episode, I sat down with contemporary psychodynamic psychologist Dr. Jayce Long to discuss the power of the unconscious mind and how repressed moments from our early lives can become the self-destructive and self-sabotaging behaviors and patterns we continue to repeat into adulthood that can manifest into symptoms and traits of various mental health disturbances, including borderline personality disorder (BPD / EUPD.)

💡Questions answered and topics discussed in this episode:

■ What is the unconscious mind and how does it affect our daily lives?

■ How repression of emotions is an unconscious defense mechanism to keep our disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious

■ Signs you might be emotionally abusive without realizing it

■ Why labeling emotions matters (and why we should release the idea of "good" and "bad" emotions)

■ Overcoming toxic shame

■ How critical thinking skills can help us deal with splitting (black and white / all-or-nothing thinking)

■ How to recognize signs of arrested emotional development (age regression) in ourselves

■ How understanding the concepts of the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions can help us see how we continue to label people and things “all good” or “all bad” into adulthood

■ Understanding healthy vs. maladaptive dissociation

■ Coping with paranoid thoughts and drama addiction

■ Breaking the cycle of generational trauma

■ Disorganized attachment styles and BPD (EUPD)

■ The history of BPD (why is it called borderline personality disorder?)

■ How to know and own your needs (and why it can be so difficult to do)

■ Toxic family dynamics and how a lack of "parental mirroring" can contribute to BPD development

■ The lingering harm of childhood emotional neglect (CEN)

■ Working through repressed anger and grief (the harm caused by emotional avoidance)

📝Recommended resources:

YouTube Video | Decoding Mother-Infant Interaction with Dr. Beatrice Beebe

Follow Jayce on Instagram @darebeingwith

Disclaimer: information contained in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a licensed mental health professional. 

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