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The frequent mistake is responding only to painful emotions while failing to strengthen positive states on purpose." }, "preferredNodeIds": [], "conceptLinks": [ { "conceptId": "accumulating-positive-emotions", "relationRole": "understand" }, { "conceptId": "mindfulness-of-current-emotions", "relationRole": "entry" }, { "conceptId": "participate", "relationRole": "apply" }, { "conceptId": "build-mastery", "relationRole": "prepare" }, { "conceptId": "describe", "relationRole": "orient" }, { "conceptId": "recognizing-emotions", "relationRole": "orient" }, { "conceptId": "abc-please-skills", "relationRole": "prepare" }, { "conceptId": "mindfulness-what-skills", "relationRole": "entry" } ], "bundleLinks": [ { "bundleId": "mindfulness-what-skills", "role": "entry" }, { "bundleId": "abc-please-skills", "role": "prepare" } ], "pathSegment": "emotionen" }, { "id": "ueberraschung", "label": "Surprise", "shortLabel": "Surprise", "entryType": "emotion", "isDraft": false, "description": "For sudden turns, unexpected information, or moments that require rapid reorientation.", "bodySensation": "A brief startle, breath catches, widened attention, short body tension, then a quick shift", "impulse": "Pause, ask questions, classify things immediately, react impulsively, try to understand the situation fast", "intensityNotes": "Surprise is often brief but direction-setting: it can turn into joy, fear, anger, or interest. 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It is easy to lose when fear, judgment, or overload take over. Strengthening it intentionally can counter shutdown and withdrawal.", "longDescription": { "text": "Interest is an approach emotion in DBT and therefore especially valuable when someone tends toward withdrawal, numbness, or rigid avoidance. It signals not only curiosity but readiness to learn, make contact, and experience life as still open. That is why it is often underestimated: interest feels quieter than fear or anger and gets covered over quickly by judgment, perfectionism, or overwhelm. Relevant skills are participate, describe, mindful noticing, and intentionally strengthening even small moments of engagement. 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