ACCEPTS
Thinking about people coping the same as you or less well than you.
What is Comparison?
Envisioning everything going well or creating a relaxing scene in your mind are examples of this IMPROVE skill.
What is Imagery? (Improving the moment with Imagery).
When you are ruled by your moods, feelings, and urges to do or say things.
What is Emotion Mind?
This set of skills is good to use when you can't solve the problem immediately and you do not want to make the situation worse.
What is distress tolerance?
Traditional English tea is served at this time.
What is 4pm?
Going for a walk or cleaning a room in your house are examples of this ACCEPTS skills.
What are Activities?
"I'm doing the best that I can."; "It won't last forever."
What is Self-Encouragement? (Improving the moment with self-Encouragement to rethink the situation)
This 'What' mindfulness skills is identifying just the facts. "Who, what, when, and where."
What is Describe?
Distress tolerance skills are designed to be used in these situations.
What are crisis or emergency situations? (Remember distress tolerance skills tend to be short-term in nature).
This posh soccer player is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France.
Who is David Beckham?
Counting to 10 or counting how many colors you can find looking out the window.
Focusing your entire attention on just what you are doing.
What is One thing in the moment?
This state of mind is task-focused; relying on logic and facts.
What is Reasonable Mind? (or Rational Mind)
'Reality is as it is' and 'Everything has a cause' are examples of this concept.
What is Radical Acceptance?
Tension tamer, Sleepytime, Fireside Vanilla Spice, and Lemon Zinger are flavors of tea from this Colorado-based tea company.
What is Celestial Seasonings? (Bonus Fun Fact: tension tamer includes catnip as an ingredient).
Going out in the rain or snow or squeezing a rubber ball very hard.
What are Sensations? (Distracting with other sensations)
Take a 1-hour breather from hard work and going to your 'happy place' are examples of this.
What is Vacation? (Improving the moment with a brief vacation).
When you throw yourself completely into activities of the current moment; you are using this 'What' Skill.
What is Participating?
Name the two skills that can help you find acceptance.
What is the Half-Smile & Willing Hands?
This actress who starred in Charlie's Angel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.
Who is Drew Barrymore?
Watching scary movies or stand-up comedy are examples.
What are Emotions? (Distracting with different emotions).
Focusing on whatever positive aspects of a painful situation you can find.
What is Meaning? (Improving the moment with Meaning).
When you are able to consider both your short term goals/urges and your long term goals.
What is wise mind?
What are pain and suffering?
This country commonly drinks butter tea (a mixture of black tea, yak butter, and salt).
What is Tibet?