Are You Highly Emotionally Sensitive?

People who are highly sensitive to emotions often experience the world as unsafe and feel helpless.  When you’re emotionally sensitive you’re frequently overcome by emotion and have trouble tolerating emotional pain.

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An Overview of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is based on a bio-social theory of borderline personality disorder. It is hypothesized that the disorder is a consequence of an emotionally vulnerable individual growing up within a particular set of environmental circumstances which are refered to as the Invalidating Environment.
 
The term Invalidating Environment refers essentially to a situation in which the personal experiences and responses of the growing child are disqualified or "invalidated" by the significant others in her life. The child's personal communications are not accepted as an accurate indication of her true feelings and it is implied that, if they were accurate, then such feelings would not be a valid response to circumstances....Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading...

Authors: Barry Kiehn and Michaela Swales

Via:  Psychiatry Online