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. To learn more about distress tolerance skills as a whole, why they are important, and the goals the book sets forth for studying them, click here . The Distress Tolerance Skills section of the book is divided into two main types of handouts: Crisis Survival and Reality Acceptance. There will also be some material for "When the Crisis is Addiction". This blog will cover "When the Crisis is Addiction". Everyone Has Addictions: In this section, the book first makes the point that everyone has addictions. It lists everything from alcohol and drugs to spiritual practices as potential things to which someone could be addicted. For me, I will be working through this section with regards to self harm. Dialectical Abstinence: The second subsection of addiction distress tolerance ski...
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