I wonder about practicing labeling without assigning judgement.
Lets say (in an extreme example) you yelled at someone, cursed at them, and tossed a chair. Instead of saying "this was bad" or "I was a 'brat'" which are both judgements practice sticking to the facts.
I said curse words that I didnt like. I threw a chair, I wish I didnt. Etc. labeling them emotionally increases emotional dysregulation so just state the observable facts. This may help see that we are not good or bad...
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