DBT Self-Help Worksheet
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What is the theory behind this DBT Self-Help Worksheet?
Individuals often find it difficult to go to the therapist as it requires time and dedication or due to any other health reason they require self-help worksheets to feel better and to deal with their problems in a more structured way. DBTself help worksheet has been designed to deal with distress and prevent individuals from impulsive and self-destructive decisions.
How will the worksheet help?
It will help you assess your maladaptive coping and its consequences. It creates an awareness of the benefits of switching one coping and provides education about ways to do emotional regulation. It helps you increase distress tolerance and shift your coping styles to adaptive ones.
How to use the worksheet?
The individual will first understand the concept of distress tolerance. Afterward, you can learn to identify your self-destructive coping and its impact. Then there are some techniques that you should read thoroughly to create distress tolerance and lastly, you have to design an emergency plan for yourself to deal with distress.
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