MINDFULNESS
BEING PRESENT IN THE MOMENT.
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
MANAGING STRONG EMOTIONS BY DISTRACTING OUR ATTENTION BY DOING SOMETHING WE ENJOY.
WHAT IS ACTIVITIES?
USING 5 SENSES TO HELP COMFORT OURSELVES
WHAT ARE DBT SELF-SOOTHING SKILLS
THINKING ABOUT THE GOOD AND BAD OUTCOMES OF TOLERATING AND NOT TOLERATING DISTRESS.
WHAT IS PROS AND CONS?
DISTRACTING, SELF-SOOTHING, IMPROVE THE MOMENT, AND FOCUS ON THE PROS AND CONS
WHAT ARE THE 4 CATEGORIES OF CRISIS SURVIVAL DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS?
JUST NOTICE WITHOUT REACTING OR DESCRIBING.
WHAT IS OBSERVE?
REFOCUSING ATTENTION FROM YOURSELF TO WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR OTHERS?
WHAT IS CONTRIBUTING?
REPLACING IMMEDIATE NEGATIVE EVENTS OR EMOTIONS WITH MORE POSITIVE ONES.
WHAT IS IMPROVING THE MOMENT?
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 RADICAL ACCEPTANCE?
EMOTIONAL MIND, REASONABLE MIND AND WISE MIND
WHAT ARE THE THREE STATES OF MIND?
JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET.
WHAT IS PARTICIPATING?
REPLACING CURRENT NEGATIVE EMOTIONS WITH ANOTHER LESS NEGATIVE EMOTION.
WHAT IS (OTHER) EMOTION?
USING YOUR IMAGINATION TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAN DISTRACT, AND SOOTHE.
WHAT IS IMAGERY?
A WAY TO CHANGE HOW YOU FEEL BY CHANGING YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSION.
WHAT IS A HALF-SMILE?
JUST THE FACTS.
WHAT IS DESCRIBE?
OBSERVE, DESCRIBE, PARTICIPATE
WHAT ARE MINDFULNESS WHAT SKILLS?
THE SITUATIONS OF OTHERS CAN HELP TO CAST A MORE POSITIVE LIGHT ON YOUR OWN SITUATION.
WHAT IS COMPARISON?
DEEP BREATHING, PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION, AND YOGA.
WHAT ARE RELAXATION SKILLS?
"THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
WHAT IS ACCEPTING REALITY?
THINGS THAT ARE IN CONFLICT, BUT BOTH ARE REAL AND TRUE.
WHAT ARE DIALECTICS?
NONJUDGMENTAL, ONE-MINDFUL, AND EFFECTIVE
WHAT ARE MINDFULNESS HOW SKILLS?
ACCEPTS
WHAT IS: ACTIVITIES, CONTRIBUTING, COMPARISONS, EMOTIONS, PUSHING AWAY, THOUGHTS AND OTHER SENSATIONS
USING YOUR REASONABLE MIND TO FIND A PURPOSE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION.
WHAT IS MEANING?
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.
WHAT IS TURNING THE MIND?
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY.
WHAT IS DBT?