The Wise Mind A.C.C.E.P.T.S. skills provides valuable strategies in an easy to remember acronym to help tolerate stressful moments and navigate difficult emotions. By engaging in activities, contributing to others, practicing gratitude, and managing thoughts in simple ways, you can enhance well-being.
The Distress Tolerance module emphasizes practical techniques to manage overwhelming emotions. By using cold stimuli, engaging in intense exercise, pacing your breathing, and practicing progressive muscle relaxation, individuals can effectively soothe themselves during distressing moments. Each method promotes a gentle pathway to regain emotional balance and resilience.
DBT Skills Training Module: Emotion Regulation The DBT skill Manage Extreme Emotions is a powerful approach to staying grounded when emotions feel overwhelming. It begins with mindfulness—observing and describing your current emotional experience without judgment. By identifying what you’re feeling and naming it, you create a sense of distance from the emotion, making it easier to respond… Continue reading Manage Extreme Emotions
DBT Skills Training Module: Emotion Regulation The DBT skill Let Go of Emotional Suffering teaches us the transformative power of acceptance. At its core, this skill is about acknowledging the things in life that cannot be changed while focusing on what can be. By practicing acceptance, we free ourselves from the ongoing emotional pain that comes from… Continue reading Let Go of Emotional Suffering
DBT Skills Training Module: Emotion Regulation The DBT skill of Building Mastery is all about intentionally creating opportunities each day to feel competent, capable, and in control. When we feel mastery over aspects of our lives, we are better equipped to manage emotional challenges and navigate stress. This skill invites us to identify at least one activity… Continue reading Build Mastery
This Emotion Regulation Skill from DBT Skills Training helps you learn how to Acquire Positives in the Short Term.
THE PURPOSE of this skill is to engage in thinking/behaviors that are different from the emotion you feel at the time in order to SHIFT THAT EMOTION. It helps you reinforce you are capable of managing your emotions and being in control of your behaviors.
We can regulate emotions by giving ourselves a sense of control through methodically trying to solve the problem. When you allow yourself to work through issues with Wise Mind, Self-Validation, and Compassionate Awareness, you reduce the likelihood of being overwhelmed by Emotion Mind.
When you notice this occurring, try to regulate emotions by identifying facts of the matter. Make the decision to respond only to facts, what you know for sure, rather than opinions and interpretations.
By being able to identify a primary emotion you are experiencing, you have a better chance of managing impulses, regulating emotions and ultimately having more control over your behaviors.
Inner Renovations Toolbox 