Mindfulness
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 WISEMIND
This DBT acronym teaches you to take a pause while you're in crisis
What is STOP
Checking out whether your emotional reactions fit the facts of the situation
What is CHECK THE FACTS
Acknowledging that person's emotions, thoughts, and behaviors have causes and are therefore understandable.
What is VALIDATION
Being aware of the present moment and focusing our attention on the here and now
What is MINDFULNESS
Noticing your body sensations; paying attention; controlling your attention; practicing wordless watching
What is OBSERVING
When unavoidable painful experience becomes intensified when combined with non-acceptance or resistance
What is suffering
A DBT acronym teaches you to take care of your mind by taking care of your body
What is PLEASE
Counteract invalidating environments by recognizing that your emotional responses are understandable
What is SELF VALIDATION
This shape describes how your thoughts, emotion, and behavior are interconnected and can each influence the others.
What is COGNITIVE TRIANGLE
What is DESCRIBING
This teaches that urges rise, peak, and fall, and can be observed without giving in.
What is URGE SURFING
Do at least one thing daily that makes you feel competent, effective, or successful to build confidence and combat feelings of helplessness.
What is BUILD MASTERY
This DBT acroynm teaches us to get what we want
What is DEARMAN
The four common ways people react to threats
What is fight, flight, freeze, and appease?
Fully entering into the present moment; becoming one with whatever you are doing; go with the flow
What is PARTICIPATING
This DBT acronym describes a set of distraction strategies used to cope with intense emotions in the moment.
What is ACCEPTS
Do 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
This DBT acronym teaches us how to maintain relationships while navigating difficult situations
What is GIVE
Balancing opposites while entering the paradox of "yes" and "no," "true" and "not true," at the very same time
What is DIALECTICS
Viewing reality as it is, refraining from labeling experiences/individuals as good or bad.
What is Non-Judgemental
Letting go of fighting reality and understanding that there are some things that we can not change.
What is RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
Anticipate a stressful or challenging emotional situation before it occurs, make a coping plan, and mentally rehearse how to handle it successfully
What is COPE AHEAD
This DBT acronym teaches us how to respect ourselves
What is FAST
This therapeutic technique involves gradually confronting feared situations instead of avoiding them so they'd become less fearsome overtime.
What is exposure?