This article is about four simple, yet powerful ways to manage worry and anxiety. Are you worried about how things are going to go for you? Do you fear that you won't be able to handle potential problems? How can you make a tough decision not having all of the details? Here's what you CAN … Continue reading Powerful Ways to Manage Worry and Anxiety
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Calming Through Your Five Senses by Using Self-Soothe Skills
Self-care is giving the world the best of you Self-soothe skills Self-Soothe is about calming through the senses, and the goal is to engage your senses in behaviors that are relaxing. As you practice self-soothe, allow judgements, stress, worries, and unhelpful thoughts to slide through your mind, and just be in the moment. This process … Continue reading Calming Through Your Five Senses by Using Self-Soothe Skills
Wise Mind: ACCEPTS Skill (Distress Tolerance from DBT)
DBT Card Deck by Lane Pederson, PsyD, LP, DBTC – PESI Publishing and Media Wise Mind: ACCEPTS The ACCEPTS acronym has skills that helps keep you busy and distracted when you would typically be preoccupied by a crisis. It is easy to dwell on what is going wrong, by focusing on the ACCEPTS behaviors, you … Continue reading Wise Mind: ACCEPTS Skill (Distress Tolerance from DBT)