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15 Easy DBT Willingness Group Activities
General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Willingness skill activities, the goal is to help them practice being open and accepting of what life presents, without rigidly resisting or trying to control every outcome. Willingness helps...
15 Easy DBT Wilfulness Group Activities
General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Wilfulness skill activities, the goal is to help them recognize when they are being willful—resisting reality or refusing to act effectively—and to understand the impact of this mindset on their...
15 Easy DBT Values and Priorities Group Activities
General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Values and Priorities activities, the goal is to help them identify their core values and prioritize actions that align with those values. By reflecting on what matters most, clients can make...
15 Easy Sensory Awareness Group Activities
General Instructions for Therapists As you guide clients through these Sensory Awareness skill activities, the goal is to help them become more aware of their environment and their body by focusing on sensory input. Sensory awareness allows clients to notice and...
A Borderlines Guide To The FAST Skill
Holding on to your self-respect as BPD is hard. I don’t feel great very often. My self-worth is low, and I think others view me how I view myself. That means I tend to put myself down when I communicate with others. I don’t have much respect for myself. Well, that’s...
10 DBT Fast Skill Activities To Try In Therapy
The FAST skill reminds us to maintain our self-respect when asking for something. F = Being fair to ourselves and other people. A = Not apologising or over-apologising. S = Sticking to our values and beliefs. T = Telling the truth. It can be challenging to practice...
40 Ways to Use The FAST Skill
The FAST skills help us remember the need to hold onto self-respect. F = Being fair to ourselves and other people. A = Not apologising or over-apologising. S = Sticking to our values and beliefs. T = Telling the truth. If you're looking for ways to practice the FAST...
The DBT GIVE Skill: How To Hold On To Friends
Have you noticed that as you go through life, it's harder to get and keep close friends? [1] It turns out that saying and doing nice things—(thanks, Mom)—actually works. That's not to say that you don't do that as you get older; I just think we find it harder. ...
DEAR MAN: Ask For What You Want Effectively
Think back to the last time you asked someone to do something for you. “I asked someone to cut my toenails, but they said take a long walk off a short pier. How rude of that stranger in the street to reply like that”. I’m not surprised they declined. What I mean...