Mindfulness Skills
The wisdom within each person; seeing the value of both reason and emotion; bringing left brain and right brain together; the middle path
What is WISE MIND
Skill that includes Imagery, Meaning, Prayer, One thing in the moment, Vacation, and Encouragement.
What is IMPROVE the Moment
Checking out whether your emotional reactions fit the truth/reality of the situation
What is CHECK THE FACTS
Communication technique used to demonstrate empathy, understanding, and acceptance of another person's feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
What is VALIDATION
Being aware of the present moment and focusing our attention on the here and now
What is MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness "What" Skill that involves: Noticing your body sensations; paying attention; controlling your attention; practicing wordless watching.
What is OBSERVE
Skill that is intended to help distract us and get us through difficult emotional situations including: activities, contributing, comparisons, emotions, pushing away, thoughts, and sensations.
What is ACCEPTS
A skill that helps to reduce emotional vulnerability; taking care of your mind by taking care of your body including: Treat Physical Illness, Balance Eating, Avoid Mood-Altering Substances, Balance Sleep, and Exercise.
What is PLEASE
Self-statements that people say to themselves or others to provide courage to act effectively, help them prepare for a situation, or make themselves feel better.
What are CHEERLEADING STATEMENTS/POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS
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What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness "What" Skill that involves: Putting words on the experience; labeling what you observe; unglue your interpretations and opinions
What is DESCRIBE
Being kind to the self with calming music, smells, pictures, and/or soft touch
What is SELF SOOTH
Doing things that make you feel competent and effective to combat helplessness and hopelessness
What is BUILDING MASTERY
Skill that teaches us to communicate with others assertively to get what we want, step-by-step.
What is DEAR MAN
When your emotions are in control; When they influence and control your thinking and your behavior.
What is EMOTION MIND
Mindfulness "What" Skill that involves: Fully entering into the present moment; becoming one with whatever you are doing; going with the flow
What is PARTICIPATE
Skill that involves labelling the + and the - of a situation
What is Pros and Cons
What is the action of doing things that you enjoy doing; making changes in your life so that positive events will happen more often in the future; building a life worth living
What is ENGAGING IN PLEASANT ACTIVITIES
Acronym of skill that teaches us how to maintain relationships, including: be gentle, act interested, be validating, and keep an easy manner
What is GIVE
Word that means "the existence of opposites." The idea that two seemingly opposite things can be true at once.
What is DIALECTICS
Mindfulness "How" Skill that involves: Seeing things as they truly are, without labeling experiences or individuals as good or bad.
What is Non-Judgemental
Letting go of fighting reality and understanding that there are some things that we cannot change.
What is RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
Choosing to do exactly the opposite of what your emotions tell you to do
What is OPPOSITE ACTION
Acronym of skill that teaches us how to respect ourselves, including: be fair, no apologies, stick to values, be truthful.
What is FAST
Reasonable Mind