What did you do today to work towards emotional regulation?

[HëllaBubz]

Oooh! I LOVE this thread! Just what I needed to keep me on track!

Hmm.
- I talked my slack ass out of bed after a 4 day hiatus from exercise, managed to dress myself, have a drink and then took the super chuffed dog for a longer walk on usual with off lead time at the end as a reward for him not taking me water skiing trying to eat the hapless flappy flap squarks (ducks).
- I tried a different perfume for work.
- I looked in the mirror and was pleasantly surprised that weight is coming off despite 3 weeks of considerable stressful hell.
- Then I was high fiving myself for looking at myself with the ability to see something positive.
- I had a MASSIVE breakthrough with my finances and figured out why I stress about them to the point of implosion when I over spend - so I dragged myself back from the brink and now the family snow trip is on track!
- I've said good morning to everyone instead of f*ck off! in a cheery voice! (Yes I'm in the kind of place where I can do that with a few colleagues and they'll laugh their ass off.) I wonder if that has anything to do with the coffee I had before I interacted with hoomans.....

 

[ms spock]

I did the Instant Mindfulness Radical Acceptance meditation three times.

 

[Teasel]

From feeling hyper and angry I did the drop the story go to the body. So stopping my mind from escalating. I noticed the tension and uptightness in my body and gradually relaxed and let go of the tension. I slowed down the breathing and breathed deep down into my belly.

 

[ms spock]

I did the Instant Mindfulness Radical Acceptance meditation several times.

 

[MrMoonlight]

meditated with a new song (peace&love) for 25 min.

 

[ms spock]

I looked at DBT skills.
I asked questions from other members.
I did a Radical Acceptance meditation.

 

[Teasel]

Cried
Then took the next one positive step forwards

 

[Stephernovas]

I spent most of the day at home and did whatever made me feel relaxed and happy, rather than what I think other people believe I should be doing.

 

[HëllaBubz]

Radical Acceptance meditation

Can you please pm me some info about this when/if you have time?

 

[Stephernovas]

Can you please pm me some info about this when/if you have time?

Radical acceptance is fully accepting reality as it is. Rather than trying to change things, it's the idea of saying we are creating a delusion of how things should be versus how they really are. So, radical acceptance mediation is a meditation with that focus.

 

[HëllaBubz]

So, radical acceptance mediation is a meditation with that focus.

Actually, I think I've done some work around that. I might just go Google a bit :)

Thanks!

 

[ms spock]

Can you please pm me some info about this?

Instant Mindfulness I do the Radical Acceptance one on this page.

You can read through all the DBT skills on this page DBT Self Help It has a lot on Radical Acceptance.