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Putting together different DBT-Skills
I will try to clarify some emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills that I hope might be useful. Mindfulness practices: These are daily and for low levels of distress. You can try them in high distress but … Continue reading
Self-soothing making it work for you
If our brains are stuck in a depressive loop we might not notice if something ‘good’ or pleasurable happens, it just might not register. We actually have to re-build brain pathways that are capable of experiencing joy, calm, equanimity, pleasure, peace, or love. Think of them as dormant and needing a good spring rain. Continue reading
the ‘pain body’
“the pain body isn’t malicious, it’s not trying to hurt you, it’s not trying to make you miserable, it’s not trying to ruin your life! it just does. ” Continue reading