What's the deal with Radical Acceptance?

Maybe all of the DBT skills are magical in some ways. But there is something truly transformational about Radical Acceptance. At least in the mind of this doll, radical acceptance is a superpower skill to have in your repertoire of tools when trying to navigate this world.

Radical acceptance is the practice of acknowledging and embracing situations beyond one's control without judgment. The concept, rooted in Buddhism and Carl Rogers' psychological paradigm, asserts that suffering results not from pain itself, but from one's attachment to it. The key to overcoming suffering lies in non-attachment, which entails not allowing pain to escalate into prolonged suffering. Radical acceptance encourages observing thoughts and emotions to prevent unnecessary distress. Importantly, it emphasizes non-judgment without endorsing or approving of the situation, urging acceptance of reality without being emotionally entangled.

Slap a sticker on whatever your issue that reads "Not my problem" or similar.

In this Radical Acceptance infographic, the dolls are wearing the PJs as a symbol of Distress Tolerance. This means when we practice this skills and the skills of Distress Tolerance, we are also practicing lots of good self-care.

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