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All posts in this series reference working through DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition , and all quotes come from that book unless otherwise specified. Managing Really Difficult Emotions The next subsection of the emotional regulation section of the workbook is about managing really difficult emotions. This is broken down into three parts: mindfulness of current emotions, managing extreme emotions, and troubleshooting and review. Mindfulness of Current Emotions: The book recommends thinking of your emotion as a wave that ebbs and flows and imagining surfing the wave of your emotions. I have aphantasia and autism, and imagery and metaphor don't really work for me. However, the book also says you should practice mindfulness of your current emotion, noticing it without trying to increase it or decrease it, get rid of it or hold onto it. You should also pay attention to sensations in your body related to the emotion: where they're located and how l