As a refresher, the goal of Distress Tolerance is crisis survival. The Distress Tolerance skills help to “get through a crisis without making things worse” (1). The next skill we will learn about is called IMPROVE the Moment . While the ACCEPTS skill helps with...
Welcome to Distress Tolerance! Let’s recap the goals of Distress Tolerance skills from DBT Series 1 post : The goal of Distress Tolerance is crisis survival. The Distress Tolerance skills help to “get through a crisis without making things worse” (1). I like to encourage...
We’ve made it to our last DBT Mindfulness skill! But first, one final recap: The goal of Mindfulness in DBT “is to reduce suffering and increase happiness … and to experience reality as it is” (1). For our final DBT Mindfulness skill, I introduce to...
Welcome back! Let’s keep moving along in our exploration of DBT Mindfulness skills. Quick recap: the goal of Mindfulness in DBT “is to reduce suffering and increase happiness … and to experience reality as it is” (1). Today, we are going to explore Mindfulness of...