The biggest lesson came from the emotional regulation DBT skill, Checking the Facts! I am definitely not perfect at it, but between the 6 questions and really understanding what is actually happening, I’m able to understand and choose my responses. The relationship that requires this the m...
Emotion mind occurs when your thoughts are being controlled by your emotions. Logical thinking and planning are difficult, facts may be distorted or made larger or more important. Thoughts and behaviors might be said to be “hot,” and the energy of the behavior tends to match the intensity o...
Examples You are feelinganger. It’s burning and burning you up from the inside with its intensity. Your action urge is to lash out verbally at the person who triggered your anger. Instead, pick a skill from your DBT toolkit. UseWise Mind ACCEPTSto distract yourself from the immediate momen...
The truth…life is going to happen. Difficult things will come our way and boulders will land on our recovery path. The direction our life goes depends on the choice we make when we’re faced with difficult situations. It’s like we come to a fork in the road. We can keep on the r...
Here’s a chart of some examples of how events lead to interpretations which lead to emotions: As you can see in the last two entries in the chart, the same event can lead to different emotions based on your interpretation.Remember that your interpretation isn’t always factual. It is vali...
When dealing with your feelings this way is carried to the extreme, however, you may think of the emotion as fact. For example: “I love him, so he’s a good person” or “If I feel stupid, I am stupid.” While your emotions are always valid, they are not always facts. ...
Here’s a chart of some examples of how events lead to interpretations which lead to emotions: As you can see in the last two entries in the chart, the same event can lead to different emotions based on your interpretation.Remember that your interpretation isn’t always factual. It is vali...
When dealing with your feelings this way is carried to the extreme, however, you may think of the emotion as fact. For example: “I love him, so he’s a good person” or “If I feel stupid, I am stupid.” While your emotions are always valid, they are not always facts. ...
Examples You are feelinganger. It’s burning and burning you up from the inside with its intensity. Your action urge is to lash out verbally at the person who triggered your anger. Instead, pick a skill from your DBT toolkit. UseWise Mind ACCEPTSto distract yourself from the immediate momen...