CHECK THE FACTS
What are we checking when checking the facts?
What is our thoughts or actually happened
If you name it
what is YOU TAME IT?
Emotions are bad
What are Myths?
PLEASE skills are to do what job
The A in ABC PLEASE
What is Accumulation of Positive Events?
Why do we need to practice Check the Facts?
Responses can vary: What is practice can improve emotional regualtion, to make sure we are responding to the situation that actually happening
Things that start emotional response
What is Event or Interpretations?
Emotions have roles/jobs
Facts
ways we can treat physical health to reduce vulnerabilities? (many options)
What is going to appointments, annual physical, labs, taking medication, treat illnesses, body check ins, dont push through if having pain, check blood pressure, blood sugar?
Desserts before Bread crumbs
sometimes we need to name moments of job to want to work on skills and to motivate us for effort
How many steps are there in CHECK the FACTS?
What is 6?
Some people say 7 so i accept this answer also
Things that happen internally when having emotions
What is a body sensation?
Regulation should be easy
myth
what is using substances or being tired?
Values action
Build the life we want to live, make us feel proud
The type of thinking when we think the worst thing will happen?
What is Catastrophizing?
what is mislabeling or not noting emotion that is primary
Guilt is never good
what is Myth?
Moving everyday
What is exercise?
Taking small steps each day is referred to as what step. (2 options)
what is building mastery, or could also be usings to build the life you want to live.
1. Name the feeling you want to change IE panic
2: Situation prompt emotion describe what happened with FACTS
3. What are my interpretations, thoughts, and assumptions about the event? (Think of other options, look at it from different angles )
4. Are we assuming a threat? (name it, probability of that occurring)
5 What is the Catastrophe? (how could we deal with this cope ahead, radical acceptance problem solve)
6. Does my emotions and its intensity fit the facts? (ask WISE MINDS)
7.) Plan for responding to emotions, evaluate
Benefits of naming emotions? many options
What is self validation, regulation, coming up with more effective solutions, awareness means we can respond more effectively?
Our thinking is the reason we are feeling so badly
What is myth?
Out thinking can impact out emotions however sometime things are painful, or upset and it is not just our thoughts.
Name all elements of PLEASE
PL=Physical Health
E=Exercise
A= Avoiding Mood Altering Substances
S=Sleep
E= Eating
make a plan to deal with a future stressors
what is coping ahead?