wise mind
Reason meets emotion
Wise mind is a concept from dialectical behavior therapy describing a mental state that balances emotion and reason.
Pure emotion (emotion mind) reacts without thinking; pure logic (reason mind) ignores feelings.
Wise mind integrates both, accessing intuition and judgment together: I knew in my wise mind that I needed to leave, even though part of me wanted to stay.
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- emotional balancePsychological equilibrium maintained
- clarityState of being understandable
- centeredPlaced at midpoint
- middle pathModerate way between extremes
clear thinking · calm · deep breath · intuition · insight · rational · sound judgment · emotional · level headed · grounded · stillness · awareness · self awareness · equanimity · discernment · presence · present moment · thoughtful
wise mindoverwhelm
Defeat by excess
panic mode · dissociation · shutdown · numbness · inner turmoil
wise mindknee-jerk reaction
Instinctive, unconsidered response
snap judgment · rigid thinking · black-and-white thinking · cognitive distortion · catastrophizing
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