USING 5 SENSES TO HELP COMFORT OURSELVES
WHAT ARE DBT 5 SELF-SOOTHING SKILLS
WHAT IS PROS AND CONS?
THINKING ABOUT THE GOOD AND BAD OUTCOMES OF TOLERATING AND NOT TOLERATING DISTRESS.
WHAT IS RADICAL ACCEPTANCE?
IDENTIFYING WHAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER, WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER AND SKILLFULLY LETTING GO OF THINGS YOU CAN'T CONTROL. DOES NOT MEAN APPROVAL OR RESIGNATION, IT MEANS FOCUSING YOUR ENERGY ON WHAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER.
WHAT IS A HALF-SMILE?
A WAY TO CHANGE HOW YOU FEEL BY CHANGING YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSION.
WHAT IS ACCEPTING REALITY?
THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
ACCEPTS
ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTIONS, COMPARISONS, EMOTIONS, PUSHING AWAY, THOUGHTS, SENSATIONS
WHAT IS THE MNEMONIC TO AID IN REMEMBERING CRISIS SURVIVAL DISTRACTION SKILL AND WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR
WHAT DOES IMPROVE STAND FOR?
Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, Relax, One thing in the moment, Vacation, Encouragement,
WHAT IS TURNING THE MIND?
YOU ARE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF YOUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, IMPULSES AND BEHAVIORS. YOU DECIDE WHICH ROAD/DIRECTION; LEFT/RIGHT EXIT, U-TURN, PULL OVER AND STOP. MAKING A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO ACCEPT OVER AND OVER.
DBT stands for
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY.