ABC
Doing one thing each day from the pleasant events list is which letter of this skill
What is A for Accumulating Positive Emotions?
The "S" step in this skill focuses on this
What is "sleep?"
We want to do this instead of blocking or suppressing our emotion
What is "observing?"
This skill requires rehearsing a plan ahead of time to lower anxiety about a situation
What is "Cope Ahead?"
This letter stands for the skill asking to stay away from certain foods
What is E for "Balanced Eating?"
This is a meditation where we experience our emotion coming and going
What is "riding the wave"?
We use Building Mastery to build a sense of this and reduce vulnerability to emotion mind.
What is accomplishment?
This is what the A in PLEASE stands for
What is "Avoid Mood Altering Substances?"
We practice mindfulness of this when we notice where we feel an emotion
What is "mindfulness of body sensations?"
This step comes after identifying the one value to work on and leads to action steps.
What is identifying goals?
We want to build up to at least 20 minutes a day of this and it's represented by the final letter
What is E for exercise?
Remembering you are not your emotion tells us we don't have to ____ on our emotion
What is "act?"
Planning for success and not failure is part of this ABC skill
What is "Building Mastery?"
What is "Treat Physical Illness"
We use this major DBT skill to acknowledge and practice loving our emotion
What is "Radical Acceptance?"