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The DBT skill "IMPROVE the moment" stands for:
-I: IMAGERY: recall a pleasant memory, create a pleasant scene in your mind.
-M: MEANING: ask what you have learned or gained from other crises and challenges in the past.
-P: PRAYER: look to a higher power to help find peace and solace, read inspirational books or poems.
-R: RELAXATION: relax your muscles and your mind.
-O: ONE THING AT A TIME: totally focus and experience what you are doing right now. Let everything else go.
-V: _______: give yourself a brief vacation (coffee break, turn phone off, take space)
-E: ENCOURAGEMENT: cheerlead yourself.
What is VACATION