: Identifying the signs of an "episode"—the sudden paranoia, the physical weight of sadness, and the impulsive urge to lash out [11].
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: Moving away from "walking on eggshells" and toward Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, like mindfulness and distress tolerance [3, 17]. : Identifying the signs of an "episode"—the sudden
: Understanding how childhood experiences and brain chemistry can make emotions feel ten times louder than they do for others [20]. AI responses may include mistakes
As she filled out the assessment questionnaires, the chaotic fragments of her life began to form a narrative [7]. She wasn't just "unstable"—she was someone navigating a profound fear of abandonment with a nervous system that didn't have a volume knob [13, 19].