Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Resource Bundle (386 pages)

ACCEPTS SKILL Wise mind distracts with ACCEPTS How you can practice the ACCEPT Skill to move to a WISE MIND ACCEPTS outlines strategies for distracting oneself from distressing emotions, giving them time to lessen in intensity, or fade away. Using ACCEPTS, clients will learn a variety of distraction techniques, including focusing on others, creating new competing emotions, and participating in distracting activities. Something thoughtful I can do ................................................ . ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. How I feel now vs. then ................................................ . ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. A task (s) that need to be done