10/18/2021
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I came across this post today and find beauty in the vulnerability with which it is shared ~ so helpful, concise and a good tool for all of us! 🙏💫🦋
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A DBT skill that I really like is known as “Check the Facts”. Essentially this skill is a way to become better able to stop getting caught in emotion mind & just let your thoughts or assumptions take over a situation.
So Checking the Facts involves going through the checklist of questions in your head to assess whether or not your thoughts and feelings are justified.
For those who struggle with BPD particularly, have really strong emotional sensors so it’s easy to let emotions run away in the situation.
In saying this, using the DBT skill of Check the facts, definitely requires practice!! For me, it’s been a long battle of questioning my own thoughts, a journey I’m still on now. But it definitely does help if you keep at it.
Something I personally struggle with is coming across as rude or horrible to others. I find stopping and checking the facts before I make any sort of attempt to apologise for being alive lol (😅) can be really helpful. Of course there have been many times when hindsight plays in and I can only see after, my sense of guilt and shame wasn’t necessary but as I say it definitely does take practice.
Something I also suggest if you want to try to check the facts, is bringing in past experiences. Being able to see a pattern in previous times when it was your negative assumptions which were overpowering. I find it puts an objective stance on your thoughts rather than them being fact 💜💜