Letting Go of Emotional Suffering:Fill in the blank
Changing Emotions by Acting Opposite
100
How can you take your medications as prescribed?
Setting an alarm, putting their meds near their toothbrush, anything that can help them to remember to take their medications.
100
Give an example of how to improve a good mood?
Anything that they can do to feel better when they are okay.
100
Name three things you can do now to increase short term positive experiences.
Anything that could increase their well being right now.
100
It is helpful to notice the presence of your _________.
What is emotions. Step back, get unstuck.
100
Doing this over and over can reduce your fear of it.
What is what you are afraid of. Ex: Fear of meeting new people, put yourself in situations where you meet new people.
200
Give an example of how you can get as much sleep as you need.
Going to bed earlier, making sure your room is the right temperature, take your evening meds, dont do work in bed or in the bedroom, ect.
200
What can you do to challenge a medium mood?
Anything that can make them feel better when they are having a slightly rough time.
200
What two positive events that you want to happen?
Anything that they want to happen that is positive.
200
Experience your emotions fully. This is like a ____________, coming and going. This skill can be called riding the ________________.
What is wave.
200
Getting active and approaching helps with this.
What is sadness or depression.
300
Give an example of a way to eat in a balanced way
Eat less sugar, have three meals a day, eat more fruits and vegetables, cut out snacking ect.
300
What can you do to raise a low mood?
Anything that can bring them out of a rough time.
300
What could you do to improve your relationships?
Anything that could help them improve their relationships.
300
Try not to push your emotion ____________.
What is away
300
Doing this instead of attacking a person who you are angry with is helpful.
What is avoid.
400
You should be exercising at least this long daily. Also give an example of an exercise that you could do.
What is 20 minutes and any exercise that is realistic.
400
What is it called when you do something that gives you a sense of control?
What is gaining mastery.
400
Avoid this..
What is avoiding!
400
Do not _________ your emotion. Just experience it.
What is judge
400
Sympathy and empathy for someone you are angry at is more helpful than this.
What is blame.
500
Give three things that you can do to gain mastery in something?
What is anything that can give them a sense of control (reading, learning something new, practicing something they already know to get better at it ect).
500
It is helpful to make our coping skills _______________.
What is realistic, but if they can come up with something else that fits that will work too.
500
Name six pleasant activities that you could include in your daily routine?
What is any six activities that are healthy and positive.
500
Radically _________ your emotion. Do not try to push it away.
What is accept.
500
When guilt or shame is justified should you apologize for the event?
What is Yes. If it is unjustified (ex: You have a large amount of groceries to be checked out).