Woke up at 4 am to my son having a bad dream. I regulate his body with my calmness. He said "daddy don't tell me what it means till the morning"... I precede to get up and read the following studies as I prepare for recording an episode on reflective function: 1) Fonagy et al, 1996 showed that reflective function mediates the relationship between abuse and development of BPD

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Nancy McWilliams: Mental health in relationships is depicted through showing love and devotion to another person by accepting them as they are. This includes several other capacities, such as:
•Being fully emotionally honest.
•Being able to acknowledge … twitter.com/i/web/status/1… "Listening in a professional capacity is a disciplined, meditative, and emotionally receptive activity in which the therapist's needs for self-expression and self acknowledgment are subordinated to the psychological needs of the client" (McWilliams, 2004, psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psy…… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

1/8 Obsessive-compulsive personality is externally defined by high conscientiousness, meticulousness, and being highly regimented and cerebral with low emotional awareness.

@jonathanshedler #psychtwitter #OCPD #psych #psychodynamic 2/8 When asked how they feel about something, someone with OCP will instead tell you what they think. The overuse and overvaluation of thinking, reasoning and logic is a defense against emotional life.