This is the part of our mind that plans and evaluates, helping us complete tasks such as following a recipe, making a budget, or assembling furniture. Reasonable Mind is ruled by extreme reason, logic, and facts.

This can be exacerbated by not receiving enough rest, having an untreated medical or mental illness, substance use, poor nutrition, stress, and even low self-confidence. Split-second decisions like these are often made when we are in a state of vulnerability and unable to reason with ourselves.

Maybe this looked like ending a relationship that was important to you in response to an argument, or jumping into a situation you were not ready for and regretting it later. If you have ever acted in the heat of the moment or made an impulsive decision, you were responding to your Emotion Mind. This mindset can be volatile, enabling us to say or do things that make us feel better in the moment without recognizing the potential long-term negative consequences. In this state, logic, reason, and facts are not easily acknowledged or accessed. Accessing and responding to your Wise Mind can make it feel easier to attain a more well-balanced, happier life by increasing positive experiences for ourselves and our loved ones.Įmotion Mind is motivated by intense emotions. Each of these states impacts our thoughts and behaviors, so it is important to practice mindfulness to help yourself find your Wise Mind. In DBT there is the concept of three states of mind: Emotion Mind, Reasonable Mind and Wise Mind.

At times these behaviors may feel motivated by intense emotion, or at others as being governed by reason, so it can be challenging to maintain a level head and find the balance between these states. As a result, state of mind largely influences the way we feel, act, and react to any given situation. A person’s mindset is closely connected to perception of the self and perception of life experiences.

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