Practice Teflon Mind!!
Today I would like to talk about Teflon Mind. A skill under DBT.
What is Teflon Mind?
Teflon is part of the "Observe" skill. It is helpful to prevent defensive and judgmental reactions and responses and emotional disturbances.
When you use Teflon Mind skill, you-
✔ Notice happenings around you and not make an immediate reaction to it.
✔ Alllow your mind to process your thoughts, emotions and sensory experiences in a clear way.
✔ Allow yourself to pay attention on present moment and experience and not let past interrupt the present
✔ Identify the thoughts and emotions inside you in a better and quick way.
✔ Not reacting to the situation in a hurry and respond to the emotional experience in a constructive way.
Teflon Mind can be a very effective skill to help you practice mindfulness.
As Teflon is part of Observe skill of DBT, it focuses primarily on observation and how you respond to i
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@ASilentObserver
Thank you Silent for this check in
Did you know elephants have a teflon brain
oh yes even I am pretty stubborn at times. Or I can choose to only see things a certain way, as then it brings on "false feelings" and then here goes the drama! Also I set myself up for failure and for my mental health to act up.
I also rob the situation-yes that sounds weird right
What I mean by this is when we have ourselves in a 1 sided thinking pattern we lose out on the true facts, or true feelings. We only see 1 wayIll give an example :
Yesterday coming home from work, my springs in the front of my car broke-yes broke. I was seeing me lose my job, going broke, alot of money to repair, and then my anxiety was very high. I was thinking of "where am I gonna get the money to fix this now" Well after talking to a friend on the phone, we worked things out and I was calmer and could see things clearly.
And then I cried
I took away from this one sided thinking that I first need to control my reactions to situations I have no control over. Don't assume the worst on things. Don't right away go to the deep dark thinking. Also to get myself to sit and breathe.
Usually I do teflon mind technique most time. There are times like I feel people don't understand I have my limits too and don't give me the space I need to come back to my calm me and then I show reactions that doesn't exactly defuse the situation. I quickly realise it and explain what's happening with me. I feel guilty afterwards but I try to accept I can't always be the one who puts my feelings aside and react like an angel. It still makes me sad and I regret when it happens.
@kindSoul10
HIya Kind great to see youI do understand you on the people not really understanding or showing patience while having the chance to calm down and refocus ourselves before we can tackle the situation
Sometimes I feel that is not fair-but hey that is why we have to teach ourselves skills so we are prepared. I am glad tho that you try and share how you are feeling and why you need some time-good for you
Yes I too- think it is sad people sometimes don't give us that chance. And please practice on owning your own feelings that belong to you. Feeling guilty yes is valid but not for you to take in. That is on that other person. Hugs hun
@RumpleSteeleSkin hugs :)
@kindSoul10
Friend.
I think we have to train ourselves to say "no" sometimes. As a country has its boundaries, so do we.
@ASilentObserver
Hi Obs, thanks for this interesting post. "Not reacting in a hurry" is something I find very important and I am still learning.
@ASilentObserver Nice post.
@ASilentObserver Hi Obs! How are you doing today? I hope you are having a wonderful and mindful weekend so far! This post was so informative for me as I was not aware of Teflon Mind before. Learning about it now, I see that this is a skill I certainly need to continue to develop and build. It certainly is an important skill to have! Thank you so much for sharing this with us all!
had that today
refused for my space to become violated by other peoples issues.
Teflon mind in action
@ASilentObserver
Thanks for your post! Inspiring and helpful!
@ASilentObserver
Good analogy
@ASilentObserver
great informative post regarding teflon mind skills and how to begin developing these skills! having a teflon mind is related to not having too many thoughts, feelings and emotions weigh you down and stick to you simultaneously. developing teflon mind skills helps you to be better prepared for life and its unpredictabilities.
that is a good post