Self Compassion
Facilitator or self led imagery process, typically a skill for relaxation.
Guided Meditation
Distraction
Most common question therapists say in movies.
How does that make you feel?
Category of skills for tolerating uncomfortable feelings.
Emotion Regulation
This person went sky-diving for their 18th birthday.
Ashley
Awareness of self, surroundings, and others.
Mindfulness
Acronym for intense things to do to distract.
TIPP
Something therapists say when talking about the process of recovery.
Recovery is not linear.
When you want to do something but you do something else.
Opposite Action
This person used to be a river rafting guide.
Alyssa
A skill to give yourself care and compassion.
Loving-Kindness Meditation
Use this when you have to make a tough decision.
pro/con list
When therapist want more information from you they might say this.
Tell me more about that.
When you want to communicate with another person and need to find a skill, look in this category.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
This person is painting a glow-in-the-dark landscape on the inside of their bathroom door.
Linda
Another way to say self compassion, what we show ourselves when giving compassion to ourselves.
Self-Kindness
Popular to use in the car
Music
Common therapist gesture while you are talking.
'nods'
Use these skills when in a heightened state of emotion.
Distress Tolerance
This person met and had a conversation with Jay-Z
Jessica
One of the pillars of self compassion that has to do with the fact that we all struggle.
Common Humanity
Next Right Thing
We say this when we know something is a challenge but want to reframe it more positively.
"It's an opportunity"
Alyssa's Favorite DBT skill.
Alternate Rebellion
This person is slowly learning Romanian.
Flannery