ER: Emotional Regulation Intro
Arguably one of the most important life skills in DBT! Emotional regulation includes a whole set of skills and which we choose depends...
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- Sep 9
ER1: Check the Facts
Does the emotion fit the facts? Emotions can trigger thoughts and interpretations about events and they can distort our perception, which...
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- Sep 9
ER3: Problem Solving
If we can change the emotion by solving the problem, then first solve the problem! Problem solving is an emotional regulation strategy...
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- Sep 9
ER 2: Opposite Action
Opposite action is more than a skill. It is a philosophy of life. Like dialectics or radical acceptance or mindfulness, this is a DBT...
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- Sep 9
ER4: EMOTIONAL REGULATION: Which strategy to use
Now we have three strategies for regulating emotions: Checking the Facts, Opposite Action, and Problem Solving, (not to mention...
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- May 23
Mentalization Impairments
What is mentalizing? Good mentalizing is inquiring deeply into understanding the mental experiences of self or other. It is trying to...
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- May 9
Even better than therapy: Wiser Minds!
(But let's not give up the goal of getting your loved one into treatment!) Reviews of psychotherapy treatment outcome studies show that:...
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- Feb 9
Healthy Self-Doubt
FAMILIES! If you have a loved one who needs to be right, who is intolerant of different perspectives, who is often rigid and wants to...
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- Feb 8
MYTHS About Suicide
MYTH: You CAN’T talk about it. Talking about suicide or asking someone if they feel suicidal will encourage suicide attempts. FACT:...
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- Jan 24
ESSENTIALS OF EMOTIONS
"Cheat sheets" to help identify what you are feeling! Notice the words of different intensities. Use these words! Validate yourself and...
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- Dec 15, 2022
Family Resources for Talking about Suicide
When Marsha Linehan, PhD, developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the 1980s, she originally intended it to be used for treating...
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- Nov 9, 2022
The Practice of Mentalizing
Inquisitive and not-knowing Presence A fundamental presence that includes empathy, genuineness, a nonjudgmental attitude, positive regard...
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- Nov 7, 2022
More about “Mentalizing”
Dogs are the second best mentalizers, right after humans! 😉 Mentalizing occurs when we are trying to make sense of behaviors. It...
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- Oct 31, 2022
What is "Mentalization?"
Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) was developed as a treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder by Bateman and Fonagy in the U.K....
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- Oct 3, 2022
Getting Better Rest
The importance of rest and sleep cannot be underestimated. Lack of alertness, impaired memory, increased vulnerability to emotional...
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- Sep 22, 2022
The Importance of Language
Polemic: (definition) A forceful written or spoken argument against something, especially an opinion or belief. The act of participating...
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- Sep 5, 2022
Self Soothing with 5 Senses and 2 Dimensions
No matter how rough things are for you right now…Especially if it seems like there’s no end to your difficulties…You deserve relief. When...
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- Jul 26, 2022
Wiser Minds: Mindfulness of Thoughts
This is an essential DBT Skill! There are a lot of ways to deal with negative, critical, or worrisome thoughts, but what we cannot do is...
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- Jun 7, 2022
ER3: Problem Solving
If we can change the emotion by solving the problem, then first solve the problem! Problem solving is an emotional regulation strategy...
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- May 18, 2022
ER1: Check the Facts
Does the emotion fit the facts? Emotions can trigger thoughts and interpretations about events and they can distort our perception, which...
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