Self-help resources

Here are some evidence-based resources covering various topics for you to use. 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Home - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Tools  - DBT tools website which has a breakdown of all of the different key skills for the 4 modules of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness.

DBT Skills List | DBT Self Help – DBT self-help website has a variety of different skills you can learn, and flashcards to use.

YouTube accounts with good DBT videos:

DBT-RU: DBT Skills from Experts - YouTube (Animated skill summary videos)

Dr. Chelsey Wilks - YouTube(Videos of Marsha Linehan explaining skills)

 

Distress tolerance skills – when you need to survive a crisis situation without making it worse

TIPP skill -    Tip the Temperature: TIP DBT Skill

                    TIP Skills: Intensive Exercise

                    TIP Skills: Paced Breathing

                    TIP Skill: Paired Muscle Relaxation

Distraction - DBT Skill: Distract with wise mind ACCEPTS

Self-soothing -  Self Soothe

Urge surfing - Urge Surfing Meditation

 

Mindfulness- observing what you are experiencing and focusing on the present moment

Mindfulness of emotions - Mindfulness of Current Emotions

Leaves on a stream -  Leaves on a stream: Manage negative thoughts with this meditation exercise - Flow

Bangor University Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice provide audio recordings of different mindfulness exercises - Mindfulness Audio Downloads

 

Emotion regulation- managing difficult emotions early on

Opposite action (reducing emotional intensity) - OppositeAction

PLEASE skill (reducing vulnerability to emotions) - PLEASE

Problem solving - DBT Skills: Problem Solving

Check the facts - DBT Skills: Check the Facts

 

Interpersonal Effectiveness – having healthy relationships and getting your needs met

Asking for what you want - DEARMAN: How to Communicate Assertively | DBT-RU

Improving or maintaining relationships - GIVE

Keeping self-respect - FAST

Trauma

Caroline Harrison, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, provides a series of techniques that are helpful if you have experienced something traumatic in your life. Workbook developed in partnership with Good Thinking.  

It is recommend that you watch these Coping with Trauma films before using the ‘Coping with Trauma’ workbook as they may help you use it more effectively. 

 1. Trauma workbook [pdf] 2MB

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