What is radical acceptance?
Radical acceptance means accepting what is happening, even when it is hard or unfair.
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Fully acknowledging reality as it is, without judgment or resistance.
What does radical acceptance NOT mean?
When practicing radical acceptance, what CAN you control?
You wanted to go outside, but your yard cancels rec time because of the weather. What can you do?
A. Yell and argue until they change their minds.
B. Accept that outdoor time is canceled and find another activity.
B. Accept that outdoor time is canceled and find another activity.
Which bird turns it head upside down to eat?
The flamingo
What is resistance?
the mental and emotional "tug-of-war" where you fight, deny, or argue with reality because you do not want it to be true
What does reality NOT mean?
When practicing radical acceptance, what can you NOT control?
A staff member tells you that you cannot have an item that is not allowed. What can you do?
A. Keep demanding the item until the staff member gives in.
B. Accept that you cannot have the item and choose something allowed.
B. Accept that you cannot have the item and choose something allowed.
What was Kleenex tissues originally intended for in 1915?
WW1 Gas mask filters
What is reality?
Unchangeable facts about the present and past situations, rather than how we imagined, wished, or dreamt about how it should be even if we don't like it
What does approval NOT mean?
True or False:
After you radically accept the situation you experienced, are you not allowed to get upset about the situation again?
False,
You are waiting for news about your release, but you do not have an answer yet. What can you do?
A. Accept that you do not know the answer yet and focus on what you can do today.
B. Keep worrying and get angry because you do not have an answer
A. Accept that you do not know the answer yet and focus on what you can do today.
What is the only sea creature that can turn its stomach inside out?
The starfish (sea star)
They push their stomachs out through their mouths to eat
What is willingness?
Willingness means you are ready to try, even if you do not like the situation.
You do not have to feel happy. You do not have to fix everything. Just ask, "What can I do next that will help me?"
What does being unable to be upset NOT mean?
Acceptance - acknowledging a hard reality as it is right now without having to endorse or like it
Approval - means judging that reality as good, fair, or okay
You have to wait in a long line to get your meds. What can you do?
A. Accept that the line is long and wait as calmly as you can.
B. Push ahead of others because waiting is frustrating.
A. Accept that the line is long and wait as calmly as you can.
What does a racoon do before eating its food
Raccoons douse or dunk their food in water; they do not wash their food
Why Raccoons Do This
What is approval?
liking, agreeing with, or saying that a painful situation is good, fair, or morally right
saying "yes," giving permission, or liking an idea
What does, things not happening the way you wanted NOT mean?
What are the 6 steps of radical acceptance?
N___, N___, A___, S___, B___, W___
You feel upset because you cannot change a past mistake that result with you being in prison. What can you do?
A. Accept that the past cannot be changed and make a better choice now.
B. Keep blaming yourself and think there is no point in trying
A. Accept that the past cannot be changed and make a better choice now
A kindle is the name for a group of what young animals?
A kindle is a group of kittens (derived from the Middle English word kindel, meaning offspring).