Inspired Minds

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Use #RadicalAcceptance to let go of how you wish things would be (this keeps us miserable) and make friends with reality. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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What is #Mindfulness? In simple terms, it is to focus intentionally and completely on this moment. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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The #DBTSkillForTheDay is #OneMindfully, this means to do ONLY one thing at a time. Use your 5 senses to immerse yourself into the moment fully. Next time you make coffee, try focusing on the experience from beginning to end.

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An important #DBTSkillforTheDay is #WaysToDescribeEmotions. Remember emotions are information that tell us about ourselves, our experiences, and our needs. If we ignore them, they come back more intense than if we notice them in the moment.

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Another #Observe activity to start your day, and ground yourself in the present moment. Set a 5 minute timer on your phone and try this! #DBTSkillForTheDay #Mindfulness

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Use the #Observe skill to ground yourself in the moment. This is especially helpful if you're overwhelmed by your thoughts, body sensations, or emotions. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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Create a #CopeAhead kit today. Use a bag that is portable and fill it with small items that soothe your 5 senses. This will help you if you are in crisis anywhere! #DBTSkillForTheDay

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#SubjectiveUnitsOfDistress (SUDs Scale) helps us rate how we feel in each moment. This helps us validate our emotion and explain it to others if we need to. You can create a scale out of 10 for each emotion as a journalling exercise. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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Do you have an upcoming stressor you're anticipating? Create a #CopeAhead plan today, and visualize yourself being effective in this situation again and again until you feel more confident and in control. #DBTSkillsForTheDay

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An important part of #RadicalAcceptance is accepting what we can and cannot control. Focusing on what we can control preserves our energy, causes to feel more hopeful, and produces more effective results that worry about what we cannot control. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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We #ReFrame (or think about things in a new or different way) when we #CheckTheFacts. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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Today's #DBTSkillForTheDay is #MindfulnessofCurrentEmotion!

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Use the #STOP skill to FREEZE in a distressing moment, leave the situation either physically or mentally, use your mindfulness skills to observe the moment, and re-enter into your experience with awareness of the here and now. #DBTSkillForTheDay

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The #DBTSkillForTheDay is #SelfSoothe. This means to use our 5 senses to focus on nurturing activities, and is typically done alone. Recharge your batteries today by taking some time for you.

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The #DBTSkillForTheDay is #Validation. We validate our emotion by noticing how it feels in our bodies, and naming it. This acknowledgement regulates and processes our emotions... and essential step in working through difficult feelings!

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The #DBTSkillForTheDay is #Dialectics. This means that two opposite ideas can be true at the same time. For example, you can be kind and say no!

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The #DBTSkillForTheDay is one-mindfully. This skill helps us focus on one thing at a time. When we're overwhelmed with life, it's helpful to keep it simple and do one thing at a time, moment by moment.

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Sleep is an essential #PLEASE skill that helps reduce vulnerability to emotion mind. Try DBT's sleep hygiene protocol tonight! #DBTSkillForTheDay

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Use #WillingHands to let go of anger, and accept the moment as it is, not how we wish things to be. Try to sit mindfully for a full 5 minutes, focusing on openness and letting go.

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#Observing is sensing without describing or labeling the experience. This is challenging at first but eventually, you will be able to observe life without a running commentary of a #talkativemind🗣️🧠#dbtskillfortheday #inspiredmindswellnesscentre #Mindfulness