Lesson 6 of 9
ACCEPTS: build a distraction menu
About 8 min
The goal
Have ready-made ideas for getting through a tough moment.
Do it step by step
- 1
Write one idea for each: Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions (opposite), Pushing away, Thoughts, Sensations.
- 2
Circle the three you'd actually do.
- 3
Save the list in your phone notes.
- 4
Next time you're stuck waiting out a feeling, open the menu.
For parents
Special interests make brilliant distractions. Encourage them here rather than treating them as avoidance.
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