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Depending on someone’s mental health, I think a little chaos can actually send someone over the edge or strengthen them.

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I will start with the word Actually, within the question, “Is a little chaos actually good for us?”

Actually is an adverb.

It has three meanings:

1. The real truth or fact of a situation
2. Used to express a contradictory, unexpected opinion or to correct someone.
3. To emphasize what someone has said or done.

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Truthfully, growing up, I did not have life skills needed to navigate chaos.

I spent most of my emotional life dis-regulated to a little chaos – either shutting down, reacting bigger than the situation merited, or numbing with alcohol.

My mental health was a constant, painful struggle.

Many decades later, I was finally and properly diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD).

To help with these mental health struggles, I’ve attended a 13-Week Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) group along with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), while working a spiritual 12-Step program for my alcoholism.

With some sobriety under my belt, I currently have the ability to be skillful when chaos happens.

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So, depending on someone’s mental health, I think a little chaos can actually send someone over the edge if they do not have the emotional capacity to navigate it or strengthen someone who can skillfully handle it.

S, 🌻

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