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

How Skills ReflectiveQuestions

Non-judgemental Skill

observations I notice the following sensations & physical symptoms ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. I notice that I am feeling.... and means there is something wrong with me. When I am sad I am bad. VS. Sadness is an emotion. It is not good or bad. The fact that I exhibit the symptoms I associate with sadness does not make me a bad person. Experiencing the emotion is neither a good nor a bad thing. It simply is. It’s okay to feel sad. Judgement STATeMENT ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. FOR EXAMPLE: I notice that I am feeling sad. When I feel sad I feel a bit in my stomach and the ends of my lips turn downwards. Sadness is a bad emotion NON-Judgement STANCE ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. ................................................. .................................................