Day 28 Practice Loving Kindness

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Day 28: Practice Loving Kindness:

DBT takes a lot of cues from Buddhism – especially around mindfulness practices. Β This DBT skill includes a traditional Buddhist prayer. Β You can either use this or use a prayer about kindness from your personal belief system.

Do something kind today for yourself and three kind things for others. Β It can be smilingΒ at someone in the grocery store, or opening the door for a mother with children, or calling someone to cheer them up.

The Buddhist Loving Kindness Prayer:

May I be at peace.
May my heart remain open.
May I realize the beauty of my own true nature.
May I be healed.

May I be a source of healing for this world.
May your heart remain open.
May you realize the beauty of your own true nature.
May you be healed.
May you be a source of healing for this world.

Source(s):

Stop Sabotaging: A 31 Day DBT Challenge to Change Your Life

by Debbie Corso

Day 27 The Electronic Break

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Day 27: The Electronic Break:

Take a break today from all of your electronic devices, such as your cell phone, social media, online radio, and email, etc.

See which ones you can realistically take a 12 hour break from. Β You may decide not to check your email for 12 hours. During this time, you may notice a bit of anxiety in response to the absence of this method of communication. Β Just notice it. Β Notice that you don’t have to do anything in response. Β Distract and/or self-soothe until the feeling passes.

At the end of the 12 hours, see if you were able to follow through? Β With this exercise, we can notice and experience the urge to quit and not quit at all. Β Exercises like these can build our confidence around our willpower and ability to follow through.

Source(s):

Stop Sabotaging: A 31 Day DBT Challenge to Change Your Life

by Debbie Corso