Summary of Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood & Jeffrey Brantley's The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 Overwhelming emotions are when you experience intense pain that is difficult to cope with. People who struggle with this often use unhealthy, unsuccessful coping strategies because they don’t know what else to do.

#2 To avoid long-term suffering, you must learn how to cope with your pain in a healthy way. Distraction skills help you get away from situations that are causing you emotional pain, and self-soothing skills help you calm down and relieve your pain.

#3 The first distress tolerance strategy you need to learn is REST. It reminds you to: relax, evaluate, set an intention, and take action. First, stop what you’re doing and freeze for a few seconds. Then, ask yourself what’s happening in the situation. Remember to not act impulsively.

#4 The first step in changing your self-destructive and problematic behaviors is to identify and anticipate when you will likely have to use REST. When you do, it’s usually an indicator that something is happening that will require you to make a choice: either you’ll act impulsively and do what you normally do, or you’ll use one of the coping skills in this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669384007

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

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Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Overwhelming emotions are when you experience intense pain that is difficult to cope with. People who struggle with this often use unhealthy, unsuccessful coping strategies because they don’t know what else to do.

#2

To avoid long-term suffering, you must learn how to cope with your pain in a healthy way. Distraction skills help you get away from situations that are causing you emotional pain, and self-soothing skills help you calm down and relieve your pain.

#3

The first distress tolerance strategy you need to learn is REST. It reminds you to: relax, evaluate, set an intention, and take action. First, stop what you’re doing and freeze for a few seconds. Then, ask yourself what’s happening in the situation. Remember to not act impulsively.

#4

The first step in changing your self-destructive and problematic behaviors is to identify and anticipate when you will likely have to use REST. When you do, it’s usually an indicator that something is happening that will require you to make a choice: either you’ll act impulsively and do what you normally do, or you’ll use one of the coping skills in this book.

#5

When Bryan began to argue with his wife, Kelly, he would often start belittling her. Afterward, when he felt ashamed, Bryan would suddenly walk out and go to the local bar. But recently, Bryan had been using this book and learning new coping skills. He knew which skills worked for him, but he often had trouble remembering to use them when he was overwhelmed by his anger and depression.

#6

Sarah struggled with overwhelming emotions and would usually alienate people with her excessive anger. One day, she took a dress back to a clothing store to return it because after buying it, she discovered that it was stained. Sarah was already bothered that she had to drive all the way back to the mall.

#7

Radical acceptance is a new way of looking at your life that helps you tolerate distress. It is a change in