The Five Assumptions
According to The Five DBT Assumptions, people want to do this.
What is "do better".
In the STOP skill, the "T" stands for this action, which sends oxygen to the brain.
What is "Take a breath"?
When using the "Describe" skill, you should only use facts that this device could record.
What is a camera?
What you do, what you say, what you believe, and how you behave are all in this circle.
What is the Circle of Control?
This woman started DBT.
Who is Marsha Linehan?
There are no absolute truths, only these.
What are perspectives?
The "P" in the acronym STOP, stands for this.
What is proceed (or plan)?
Mindfulness is done without this.
What is judgmental?
How other people feel about you falls into this middle circle.
What is the Circle of Influence?
When your mind is balanced, and you are your true self.
What is the Wise Mind?
People are doing the best they can with these.
What are "the skills that they have".
The "O" in STOP stands for this.
What is Observe?
This part of our mind is raw, intense, and reflects the "flesh" of the world.
What is the Emotion Mind?
This circle includes things you have no power to change or even influence, like the weather, the past, or if a war is happening in a different country.
What is the Circle of Concern?
Feelings are not this.
What are facts?
People may not have caused all their problems, but they still have to do this.
What is deal with (or solve) them?
The "S" in the acronym STOPP means to do this.
What is stop talking, stop thinking negative thoughts, stop moving?
This is a guided mindfulness exercise that involves water and a tree.
What is Leaves on a Stream?
If a problem is in this circle, worrying can be productive because it can lead to problem-solving.
What is the Circle of Control?
In the Buddhist parable, the "First Arrow" represents this unavoidable experience.
What is Pain?
Not everyone has the same level of this.
What are skills?
STOP is a great skill to use when you find yourself in this type of circumstance.
What is a situation you’ve been in before?
When practicing mindfulness, if your mind wanders, you should gently do this.
What is pull it back or guide it back (to the current moment)?
If you focus too much on things that you cannot control, you will waste this.
What is time or energy?
In The Story of Two Arrows, the "Second Arrow" represents this, which is self-inflicted and fueled by "Why me?" thoughts.
What is Suffering?