This Week in Adult DBT Group

We are currently in the Distress Tolerance module in the Adult DBT Group.  This week we reviewed the Distract skills (Distract with ACCEPTS) and taught the Self-Soothe skills.  Self-Soothing involves decreasing negative emotions by engaging our 5 senses.  For example, you could self soothe with vision (lighting a candle), hearing (listening to soothing music), smell (using a favorite lotion), taste (drinking hot tea), and touch (putting on a cozy sweater).  Group members were also asked to make a self-soothe kit to use during a crisis.