DBT Problem Solving: What to Do When Your Emotions Fit the Facts
DBT problem solving is the skill you use when your emotions make sense, but the situation itself needs to change. [read more]
Opposite Action DBT: How to Change Emotions When They Feel Too Strong
If you’ve ever felt stuck in an emotion that just won’t shift, you’re not alone. Opposite action DBT is one of the most effective skills for changing emotions that feel too strong or hard to manage. [read more]
Check the Facts Not Working? Why DBT Doesn’t Work Sometimes (and What to Do Instead)
If you’ve tried using the DBT skill “check the facts” and thought, this isn’t working, you’re not alone. A lot of people learn this skill and quickly feel frustrated, stuck, or even more overwhelmed. [read more]
DBT Emotion Model: How Emotions Work
The DBT emotion model is one of the most important tools for understanding and regulating emotions. Before you can change how you feel, you need to understand what is actually happening inside your emotional system. Most people experience emotions as overwhelming or confusing. In reality, emotions follow a pattern. When you understand that pattern, emotions become more predictable, more manageable, and less intimidating. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy, emotions are not random. They are structured, full-system [read more]
Emotion Encyclopedia: Identify and Describe Your Emotions
The DBT emotion model is one of the most important tools for understanding and regulating emotions. Before you can change how you feel, you need to know what is actually happening inside your emotional system. This skill helps you answer a more basic question: What am I actually feeling? Most people don’t struggle because they “have too many emotions.” They struggle because they can’t accurately identify them. And if you misidentify the emotion: You use [read more]
Check the Facts with Dialectical Behavior Therapy
If you’ve ever spiraled after a text wasn’t answered, assumed the worst, or felt your emotions escalate quickly, you’re not alone. DBT has a skill specifically for this: Check the Facts. Check the Facts: A Complete Guide to One of Dialectical Behavior Therapy's Most Important Skills If you only learn one emotion regulation skill in DBT, this is one of the most important. Check the Facts is the skill that helps you figure out: What [read more]
