Living with a Partner with Emotional Dysregulation

This publication focuses on the issue of emotional dysregulation within the context of partnerships and families, offering a systematic and practical framework for stabilising relationships and everyday family functioning. It is based on the principles of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and combines expert knowledge from psychology, neuroscience and family dynamics with concrete, practical methods.
The book explains how emotional dysregulation affects partner relationships, communication, conflicts and child-rearing. It gradually introduces the key skills of DBT – mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness – and shows how these principles can be integrated into everyday family life. Special attention is paid to creating a stable and predictable environment, setting boundaries, managing crisis situations and protecting the child from the effects of long-term emotional instability.
The publication emphasises that emotional dysregulation is not merely an individual's problem but a phenomenon that affects the entire family system. Stability is therefore achieved not only through the therapeutic change of one family member, but also by creating a clear structure, open communication, shared responsibility and secure relational frameworks.
The aim of the book is to offer partners, families and professionals practical tools for strengthening emotional regulation, stabilising relationships and building a safe family environment. The result can be greater emotional resilience for all family members, the prevention of conflicts and the interruption of the intergenerational transmission of maladaptive behavioural patterns.