DBT Coping Skills - Reviewing Mindfulness

Mindfulness

• Acceptance Skill

• Change Skill

Willingness to fully engage in the present moment

Finding the balance between emotion mind and reasonable mind, working together with intuition

Notice and acknowledge your experience fully and objectively

Put words (just the facts) to your experience

Completely aware, present, and engaged in the present experience, naturally

Noticing and releasing judgments or labels, accepting the facts

Focusing on one thing in the moment and letting go of distractions

Doing what works and will get you closer to your meaningful life vs. focusing on judgments and wishing reality were different

Goals of Mindfulness Practice

• Reduce suffering

• Increase control of your mind

• Increase happiness

• Experience reality as it is