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Thinking and acting responsibly in living includes being able to identify two opposing ideas or concepts (dialectics), tolerating the conflict and tension or their opposition, and learning how to find and "walk the middle path." You'll need to avoid black-and-white thinking, avoid extremes and absolutes, and remember to balance acceptance and change.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy was created by Professor Marsha Linehan, PhD, of Washington St University. Classes and teaching programs available from:The Linehan Institute. Training link.
Dialectic Opposites:
- Emotional feelings vs rational thoughts
- Being self-centered vs Selfless
- Change vs Staying the Same
- Asking for Help vs Doing things alone
- Wanting to look Perfect vs Feeling Flawed
Mindless Living
Do you view life Emotionally or Rationally -- or not really at all?
- Eating a meal rapidly and thinking about other things.
- Having a conversation with someone and thinking about other things.
- Driving to work or school, or appointment and not noticing which roads you took.
- Thinking about past or future situations rather than listening and focusing on what people are saying or sharing.
- Reading a page and then realizing you haven't been paying attention and don't remember what you just read.
- Forgetting if you've already brushed your teeth while getting ready in the morning.
- Thinking about how you plan to reply to someone rather than listening to what you're hearing.
- Think of other situations when you're mentally absent.
- EMOTIONAL MIND - how you feel
- REASONABLE MIND - intellectual reason
- WISE MIND - balanced mind between 1 and 2
Mindful Living
Comprehensive DBT habits. DBT isn't just a therapy, it's a lifetime way of thinking and reasoning. Click here to see how others practice DBT's Wise Mind.
Linehan says DBT thinking changes lives. You can get individual or group coaching, or learn to practice it yourself.
