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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