Category: DBT: Basic Principles

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Compassionate Awareness

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The very awareness that it is a time to 'insert skill here,' and to maintain a compassionate inner dialogue of lovingkindness is skillful in and of itself.

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Validation of Others: Strategies

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If VALIDATING OTHERS, even if you disagree with their behaviors you can still find something you can EMPATHIZE WITH.  For example, "I can see that you were lashing out because you were angry."  There is no approval or disapproval in that statement, just validating their experience by seeing it from their perspective.

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Dialectical Thinking

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DIALECTICAL THINKING is about being open-minded. It helps us navigate stressful situations, enhances our mental well-being, and improves our relationships with ourselves and others.

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Self-Validation

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Self-validation is having the ability to quietly reassure yourself that the emotions, thoughts, and experiences you have are indeed real, make sense, and hold value.