Cycle 2 - Video 2 - Smarter Than BPD Quiz

Study Notes

Emotional neglect is a form of abuse that contributes to the development of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and BPD traits.
Neglect can be a failure to provide emotional support and attention during childhood, leading to deficits in self-regulation of emotion.
Emotional neglect can cause confusion about emotions, self-worth, self-image, and difficulty in social situations and relationships.
Emotional intelligence skills are lacking in individuals who experienced emotional neglect during childhood.
Building emotional intelligence skills is critical to overcoming emotional neglect.
Responding instead of reacting to conflict is important in managing emotional control.
Practice self-awareness to be aware of your own emotions and how they affect others.
Taking critiques is important in increasing emotional intelligence and empowering oneself with the choice to internalize feedback.
Individuals with BPD tend to skew negative as a protective factor, and it is important to be aware of this bias.
Emotional exercise worksheets can help identify perceptive ability of different emotions.
Engaging in repetitive behaviors based on internal scripts from past experiences is common
It's important to not use these behaviors against oneself, but rather to learn from them
Be aware of the negative lens of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and maintain control over it
Emotional intelligence skills can help manage situations and lessen the impact of neglect
A greater sense of control can lead to more satisfying relationships
There is no "happy ever after"
Learning about oneself can mitigate feelings of neglect and emptiness
Call out and manage the BPD lens
Mitigating the effects of neglect is possible
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