DBT - Turning the Mind

When is "turning the mind" useful?

• When you have an intrusive thought

• When you're bored

• When you recognize feelings of bitterness or anger toward a situation

• When you feel stuck

What are the benefits of radical acceptance?

• Alleviates pain

• It makes you cool

• Allows you to move forward

• It makes all your problems go away

Turning the mind:

• is a commitment you make to yourself to work toward acceptance

• means acceptance happens right away

• Is a one time decision

• doesn't mean that acceptance happens right away, but rather you are choosing to work toward it

True or False: Turning the mind is a commitment you need to remind yourself of often, to work toward acceptance

• True

• False

True or False: Radical acceptance means forgetting and forgiving things that are causing you distress

• True

• False

Which of the following is an indicator that "turning the mind" might be useful for you

• Feeling sad over a situation that just occured

• Feeling frustrated over something negative that just happened

• Feeling anger or bitterness about something that you can not change

• Feeling anxious

True or false: Radical acceptance is a process that may look different for different people

• True

• False