It’s post-exposure processing time while climbing stairs! After doing exposure to traumatic invalidation, I know enough to know that I need to practice acceptance to something, but I’m not sure what that something is. It takes some venting and meandering to home in on the facts – which include my feelings. I also come up with a coping thought to use in the future.
Helpful resources from this episode:
DBT references:
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets – online pdf version;
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets – buy the manual from a Black-owned book store!
DBT handouts used in this episode:
Emotion Regulation Handout 11 – Figuring Out Opposite Actions
- Anger;
Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;
Distress Tolerance Handout 11A – Radical Acceptance: Factors That Interfere;
Distress Tolerance Handout 11B – Practicing Radical Acceptance Step by Step;
Other resources used in this episode:
Treating Trauma in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: The DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol (DBT PE) by Melanie S. Harned, PhD, ABPP
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