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    • Panic Attacks
    • Insomnia
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
      • Contamination OCD
      • Existential OCD
      • Harm OCD
      • HOCD – “Gay OCD”
      • Hit and Run OCD
      • POCD: Pedophilic OCD
      • Relationship OCD
    • Depression
    • Social Anxiety
    • Health Anxiety
    • Trichotillomania
    • Dermatillomania (Skin Picking)
  • Resources
    • What is CBT?
    • How to Get Started with CBT
    • What Is Mindfulness?
    • Worksheets
    • How to Find the Right Psychotherapy for You in NYC
    • Out-of-state Resources
  • Training
    • The MCCBT externship
    • The MCCBT Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Mental Health Blog
  • Contact

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man thinking about using wise mind accepts skills from DBT

Wise Mind ACCEPTS Skills in DBT: Distraction as a Skill

DBTBy Leah Walsh, Ph.D.February 3, 2025Leave a comment

Wise Mind ACCEPTS is a group of skills that comes from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). DBT focuses on helping you manage strong emotions and difficult relationships. The ACCEPTS skills help you cope with and tolerate distress. We have all experienced difficult problems that can’t be solved immediately. When that happens, strong emotions of frustration, anger, sadness,…

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