Are we noticing a trend? I’m noticing a trend. Acceptance continues to be the most useful skill while also being the one I’m least reliable to use. Here we are again with another opportunity to practice: while I’m having an episode of extreme pain after a treatment that was supposed to stop the extreme pain from happening. Judgements, feelings, and urges ABOUND.
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;
Distress Tolerance Handout 1 – Goals of Distress Tolerance;
Distress Tolerance Handout 5 – Pros and Cons;
Distress Tolerance Handout 10 – Overview: Reality Acceptance Skills;
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;
Distress Tolerance Handout 14 – Half-Smiling and Willing Hands
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