DBT Diary- Mindfulness of current emotion
Mindfulness of current emotion comes from emotional regulation, the same module of skills as P.L.E.A.S.E and Build Mastery.
‘Ride the wave’ DBT Diary Art journal by Michelle Morgan
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DBT Skill: Mindfulness of current emotion.
When emotions are overwhelming, it can feel like a wave crashing over us, leaving us unable to call for help, or gain composure and control.
Being aware or mindful of our current emotions, rather than letting our minds wander with them, can help us to stay in control and learn to love our emotions.
Experiencing your emotion as a wave helps: even at the highest peak we know our emotions will come down to a safe level again.
I created this journal page with the saying “Ride the wave”, showing how once we learn to take emotions in our stride and act on what they signify to us, life becomes enjoyable.
Mixed media art journal with watercolour, collage, gouache, acrylic, glitter and gems.
This image is available as an A4 Archival quality art print from my Etsy Shop.
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How do you deal with emotions when they get overwhelming?
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Love this image and message. I’d love to see it recreated for quitting smoking, because that’s how I quit: By picturing my cravings as waves. They’d come and wash over me. I could feel them, but I didn’t have to act on them. They’d wash over me fast and furious in the early days, and then started coming less and less and fewer and fewer times. Now, more than 10 years after quitting, maybe two tiny waves lap at my feet each year. It’s easy to let them go now 🙂
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