Handout on the basic model of how emotions work. Vulnerability factors, prompting events, interpretation, emotion expression, emotion experiencing, and after effects.

In this handout you'll find some common thinking mistakes, which can lead to misinterpreting situations and experiencing painful emotions. Try to notice (nonjudgmentally) when use one of these thinking mistakes and see if you can come up with a new dialectical thought in its place.

Use this worksheet to remember how to validate yourself and to use the self-validation script provided.

Develop greater awareness of your emotions and the accompanying action urges to be able to achieve better emotion regulation.

List of positive affirmations about emotions.