DBT Crisis Survival Skills Workbook

DBT Crisis Survival Skills Workbook Overview

Emotional crises can feel painful and overwhelming, making it difficult to make mindful decisions and resist unhelpful impulses. This workbook presents four skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a type of therapy that is effective for problems of emotional crisis and dysregulation. To note, these skills are best used for emotional crises, not everyday problems, and with the guidance of a mental health professional.

Here is the list of distress tolerance worksheets included in this workbook:

• STOP Skill for thinking before you act
• TIPP Skill for calming down fast
• ACCEPTS Skill for healthy distraction
• IMPROVE Skill to tolerate tough situations