PRIDE Month History
The year that June was marked as the official PRIDE month.
The founder of DBT.
Who is Marsha Linehan?
DBT was originally founded in the late 1970s by Marsha Linehan
This cognitive distortion involves exaggerating or minimizing the importance of events. One might believe their own achievements are unimportant, or that their mistakes are excessively important.
What is Magnification/Minimization?
Skill involving recognition or affirmation that a person or their feelings or opinions are valid or worthwhile
What is Validation?
The city where the first Pride parade took place.
What is Chicago?
While the Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day March in New York City is widely considered to be the first Pride parade, it actually occurred one day after Chicago held its first march
This DBT skill that is used in conjunction with movement in the morning can be beneficial for sleep, regulating metabolism, and stabilizing mental health.
What is mindfulness?
Cognitive Distortion where folks make broad interpretations from a single or few events. Ex. "I felt awkward during my job interview. I'm always so awkward."
What is overgeneralization?
defined as the process of establishing behaviors to ensure holistic well-being of oneself, to promote health, and actively manage mental, emotional, and physical wellness.
What is Self Care?
The name of the artist and activist who created the first Pride flag in 1978, dyeing the fabrics himself.
Who is Gilbert Baker?
This skill is used to trigger the parasympathetic (calming) nervous system to kick into gear by changing our body temperature, squeezing and relaxing paired muscles while taking deep breaths, and movement.
What is TIPP?
Cognitive distortion where folks interpret the meaning of a situation with little to no evidence.
What is Jumping to Conclusions?
October 11th
The mantle of “Mother of Pride” belongs to this lifelong New Yorker.
Who is Brenda Howard?
A Bronx-born bisexual woman, Howard organized the Christopher Street Liberation Day March and is hailed as one of the 20th century's leading voices in bisexual rights and equality. Howard's activism spanned decades and led to her multiple arrests for civil disobedience—including while demonstrating for women’s health and the rights of those living with HIV and AIDS in the 1980s and protesting against the firing of a lesbian in Georgia in the 1990s.
The DBT skill where you stop fighting reality, stop responding with impulsive or destructive behaviors when things aren't going the way you want them to, and let go of bitterness that may be keeping you trapped in a cycle of suffering.
What is Radical Acceptance?
Cognitive distortion where one only focuses on the negative events of a situation while ignoring the positive.
Average number of thoughts each human has per day.
60,000 - 70,000