Mindfulness Skills
______ mind is ruled by your feelings and urges.
Emotional
This skill is replacing immediate negative events with more positive ones (_____ the Moment)
IMPROVE
When I work on my math homework, I am most likely using this state of mind.
Reasonable Mind
the wisdom within each person; seeing the value of both reason and emotion; bringing left brain and right brain together; the middle path
Wise Mind
The distress tolerance skill teaches us ways to distract ourselves from a situation (activities...contributing...comparisons...emotions...pushing away...thoughts...sensations)
ACCEPTS
You yelled and cursed at a staff after they took the game away. This is an example you using your _____ mind.
Emotional
Noticing your body sensations; paying attention; controlling your attention; practicing wordless watching
Observe
This skill is being kind to the self with soothing music, smells, pictures, and/or soft touch
You decide to take a hot shower after getting into an argument with your guardian. You are using which distress tolerance skill?
Self-soothe (touch)
Putting words on the experience; labeling what you observe; fact based
Describing
DAILY DOUBLE: Labelling/weighing the + and the - of a situation
Pros and Cons
You don't want to go to school because you are tired and not in a good mood. You decide to go to school and you are told you can not play basketball in rec. Instead of arguing you accept it because you know the rules are out of your control. You distress tolerance skill are you using in this situation?
Radical Acceptance
Fully entering into the present moment; becoming one with whatever you are doing; go with the flow
Participating
This skill is letting go of fighting reality and understanding that there are some things that we can not change.
Radical Acceptance
You are really upset at a friend. You turn on a funny movie to distract yourself from the stress. You are using what distress tolerance skill in this example?
ACCEPTS - creating different EMOTIONS