Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helps consumers tolerate and regulate their emotions.
It comprises behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and mindfulness.
For more information, see our post “What is DBT and How Does it Work?”
The act of learning to observe and experience things you didn’t expect or didn’t want -- without judging
or rejecting -- is a large part of DBT mindfulness. This type of acceptance frees us from
unnecessary sadness, frustration, and self-criticism and has been termed Radical Acceptance.
DBT’s radical acceptance helps us sit with where and who we are in the present moment
without judging ourselves or becoming too upset. It is a mindset used when individuals
cannot keep painful events and emotions from coming their way.
Radical Acceptance can be defined as accepting life events that are out of your control
and not resisting what you cannot change. Accepting situations without judging them
is an essential part of radical acceptance as it reduces suffering.