Radical Acceptance
Rather than being attached to a painful past, radical acceptance suggests that ____________ is the key to overcoming suffering.
What is... Non-attachment, which does not mean not feeling emotions but rather to an intention of not allowing pain to turn into suffering by watching your thoughts and feelings to identify when you are allowing yourself to feel worse than is necessary.
List the five stages of grief.
What is...
Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Radical acceptance does not mean that you agree with what is happening or what has happened to you.
Fact
Grieving should last about a year.
Myth. There is no specific time frame for grieving. How long it takes differs from person to person.
I wiggle and cannot see, sometimes underground and sometimes on a tree. What am I?
What is... A worm
This term describes a set of skills related to DBT that act as strategies to help you get though difficult feelings and situations, and tolerate (deal with, sit with, accept) things you can’t immediately change.
What is... Distress tolerance
List three examples of how to deal with the grieving process.
What is...
Radical acceptance is actually a fairly easy practice.
Myth. Radical acceptance is not an easy practice at all. In fact, it can require a lifetime of practice in order to truly get a handle on it.
Trying to ignore your pain or keep it from surfacing will only make it worse in the long run. For real healing, it is necessary to face your grief and actively deal with it.
Fact
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
What is... A joke
If asked to radically accept something, you might offer resistance thinking there has to be an easier option. When faced with a painful problem, you always have a choice from these four paths to take:
What is...
This type of grief develops before a significant loss occurs rather than after.
What is... Anticipatory
It may take years before someone can radically accept their trauma.
Fact
It’s important to “be strong” in the face of loss.
Myth. Feeling sad, frightened, or lonely is a normal reaction to loss. Crying doesn’t mean you are weak. You don’t need to “protect” your family or friends by putting on a brave front. Showing your true feelings can help them and you.
I am lighter than air, but a hundred people cannot lift me. Careful, I am fragile. What am I?
What is... A bubble
Radically accepting _______ is the hardest level of radical acceptance.
What is... Trauma
This type of grief usually arises from the death of a loved one, where the loss has left you stuck in a state of bereavement.
What is... Complicated
Forgiveness and radical acceptance are the same thing.
Myth. Actually, they are very different. Forgiveness involves extending an act of kindness to the other person, whereas radical acceptance is the extension of an act of kindness to yourself.
Moving on means you’ve accepted your loss, but that’s not the same as forgetting.
Fact
I can fly but have no wings. I can cry, but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
What is... A cloud
For radical acceptance to be effective, you must...
What is... Accept all facets of the situation.
This type of grief can occur when your loss is devalued, stigmatized, or cannot be openly mourned.
What is... Disenfranchised
Many times, you must radically accept something in order to change.
Fact
If you don’t cry, it means you aren’t sorry about the loss.
Myth. Crying is a normal response to sadness, but it’s not the only one. Those who don’t cry may feel the pain just as deeply as others. They may simply have other ways of showing it.
I like to twirl my body but keep my head up high. After I go in, everything becomes tight. What am I?
What is... A screw