Mentalization Based Treatment: A Visual Guide III

What to do when our emotions are "getting too hot"

I regularly give talks on mentalization-based treatment (MBT). I have a decent slide deck on the topic, and this is the second article in the series. Part One is here…and part two is here.

I have one book on the topic…available here.

In part one, we establish that mentalizing is the ability to understand a misunderstanding. In part two, we outlined that emotions can get too hot or too cold. Part three of this thrilling series looks at the too-hot side of the emotional coin.

In what may be the last chance to use a video of Beyonce and Destiny’s Child without wincing, I present “Say My Name” as an example of emotions running so hot our feelings can become the facts…