It reminds us that there is more than one way to see a problemĪnd people are unique and have different points of view. Intensity that comes from unbalanced, all-or-nothing thinking or conflicts with Too tired to work and I can do my work anyway” “I love you and I hate you”.īeing more dialectical can help to reduce the emotional Happy and I feel sad” “I want to be loud and you need me to be quiet” “ThingsĪre very different now from a year ago and every day feels the same” “I feel Some other examples of dialectical statements are: “I feel We use “and” in the middle of a dialectic instead of “but” to giveīoth statements equal weight – they are equally true! Other words, “I’m doing the best I can, and I need to do better and try A core dialectic ofĭBT is accepting where we are right now and changing for the better. The other describes it as being like a rope after touching its tail, both descriptionsĪre true and each person holds a portion of “the truth”. If one personĭescribes the elephant as being like a large snake after touching its trunk and Two blindfolded people on opposite ends of the elephant. I like to think of it as having an elephant in the room with You might also see dialectics when in conflict For example, “It’s snowing and it is spring”. It reminds me that seasons don’tĬhange all at once: there is a back and forth as we gradually move through theĪ dialectic is when two seemingly conflicting things are trueĪt the same time. Still spring anyway, even while it is snowing. Yet – one last hurrah before it’s gone for a few months – and that it is
It reminds me that winter is not quite done with us In the middle of May, perhaps the perfect time to be writing about entering the I sit down to write this blog post as it is snowing outside
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