Fresh off my autism assessment and with official diagnosis in tow, I’m angry as hell. I have a ton of anger come up over past invalidation from my parents, and walk through the pros and cons of telling them and not telling them. I take a step back and observe and describe how my anger feels in my body, and I practice nonjudgement towards my parents.

Helpful resources from this episode:

DBT references:

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets – online pdf version or buy a physical copy from a Black-owned book store!

DBT handouts used in this episode:

Mindfulness Handout 4 – Taking Hold of Your Mind: “What” Skills;

• Observe;
• Describe;

Mindfulness Handout 5 – Taking Hold of Your Mind: “How” Skills;

• Nonjudgementally;

Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 15 – Dialectics;

Emotion Regulation Handout 6 – Ways to Describe Emotions;

• Anger;

Emotion Regulation Handout 8 – Check the Facts;

Distress Tolerance Handout 2 – Overview: Crisis Survival Skills;

Distress Tolerance Handout 3 – When to Use Crisis Survival Skills;

Distress Tolerance Handout 5 – Pros and Cons;

Distress Tolerance Handout 11 – Radical Acceptance;

Other resources used in this episode:

Pros and Cons grid – generic, self-harm, telling my parents I have autism;

TikTok: @portia.noir re: respecting boundaries

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