PLEASE
The "A" in PLEASE stands for this.
What is Avoid mood-Altering substances?
This emotion signals potential threats to your life or well-being.
What is fear?
Get active!
What is sadness?
These factors influence emotions, interpretations, and biological changes (to name a few).
What are vulnerability factors?
The skill we practice before choosing opposite action or problem solving.
What is check the facts?
One "E" stands for balancing this.
What is Eating?
This emotion is activated when important goals are blocked or interrupted.
What is anger?
Approach.
What is fear?
This occurs before every emotion, even when we have trouble identifying it.
What is a prompting event?
The skill to use if our emotions are not justified or action urges are ineffective.
What is opposite action?
One "E" stands for doing this.
What is Exercise?
Thoughts associated with this emotion include, believing you are defective, believing you are "not enough", and thinking you are silly or stupid.
What is shame?
Be kind.
What is anger?
These can be influenced by moods, vulnerability factors, and sometimes be the prompting event itself.
What are interpretations?
The skill to use when I run out of gas, repeatedly lose my keys, or mismanage funds.
What is problem solving?
The "S" stands for this.
What is Sleep?
I just learned my best friend has hit it off with someone new and they are spending a lot of time together. This emotion has been activated.
What is jealousy?
Remind yourself of the "cons" of the relationship.
What is love?
These can be regulated through TIPP skills and other crisis survival skills.
What are biological changes and expressions?
Imagine your emotions as this natural phenomenon.
What is a wave?
The "PL" stands for this.
What is Treat PhysicaL ILness?
I forgot my uncle's birthday and sent him a belated text the day after apologizing for my forgetfulness. This emotion has been activated.
What is guilt?
Count your blessings.
What is envy?
These are consequences of the emotion including additional thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What are aftereffects?
This skill is specifically designed to increase pleasant emotions and fill the "piggy bank".
What is accumulate positives?