In today’s episode, Betsy & Kate reflect on how we all numb as a way to cope with life. We all experience emotions we don’t want to feel, so we distract ourselves in a myriad of ways. We frame numbing as not necessarily problematic until it became a way of life versus a form of self-regulation.
In today’s episode we talk about:
- Our favorite ways of numbing.
- Brene Brown’s theory/research that we cannot selectively numb: if we numb the hard stuff we also numb the good stuff.
- A reflection of how numbed out we were in our 20s.
- The different ways we numb: Run/Avoid, Suppress, Analyze/Think, Dissociate, Substance Use, Transcendence/Spiritual Bypass.
- Why endurance can be problematic long term.
Wisdom Wednesday
For even more details about this topic, check out Dr. Betsy’s Wisdom Wednesday on Numbing here: https://youtu.be/od3PickWfHs
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Research Discussed on today’s Podcast: Dr James Gross
Gross, J. J. (1998). Antecedent- and response-focused emotion regulation: Divergent consequences for experience, expression, and physiology. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(1), 224–237. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-
Brene Brown Ted Talk on Vulnerability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Episode 207: Shannon Algeo: The Power in your Hands
Episode 206: A Fresh Take on Perfectionism
Episode 202: The Severing of the Wild Woman
Episode 177: Are you dysregulated?
Episode 174: Codependent No More
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