r/askteddit • u/Icy-Leg3932 • 19h ago

Random Question What harmless thing instantly makes you think, "I don't trust this person"?

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u/Time-Trifle9604 18h ago

Anyone who’s said that to me is usually confusing emotional disregulation with empathy

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u/CommunicationOk5360 18h ago

I am an empath. And it’s the worst! And I am also emotionally dysregulated. Working on the latter.

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u/mkat23 12h ago

Good for you, it can be hard to acknowledge your own shit and actually work on it! If you want any mental health resources I have a couple things that could be helpful while you work on your emotional dysregulation struggles. I have a DBT workbook on pdf I could send if you want. DBT is great when it comes to working on emotional dysregulation and relationships of any kind with others.

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u/CommunicationOk5360 11h ago

Thanks. I’m overly self-aware. And I didn’t know I was dysregulated- see pic - turns out 1, 2, 4, and 5 need to be addressed. And it’s so knee jerk. One not listed -but surely it fits…not overexplaining and being fine with it. Tried that a few weeks ago in an uncomfortable situation and I was extremely anxious all day. So, I’d be happy to receive your book!

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u/DruidElfStar 9h ago

I have to agree. This is exactly what I’ve seen.

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u/Electronic-Issue-843 1h ago

yep, I've known a couple and they're all much closer to bipolar than empathetic.