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From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition  by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan. Permission 
to photocopy this handout is granted to purchasers of this book for personal use only (see copyright page for details).eMotion r eGulation Handout 4a  (Emotion Regulation Worksheet 3)
myths about e motions
 1. There is a right way to feel in every situation.
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 2. Letting others know that I am feeling bad is a weakness.
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 3. Negative feelings are bad and destructive.
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 4. Being emotional means being out of control.
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 5. Some emotions are stupid.
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 6. All painful emotions are a result of a bad attitude.
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 7. If others don’t approve of my feelings, I obviously shouldn’t feel the way I do.
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 8. Other people are the best judges of how I am feeling.
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 9. Painful emotions are not important and should be ignored.
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10. Extreme emotions get you a lot further than trying to regulate your emotions.
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11. Creativity requires intense, often out-of-  control emotions.
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12. Drama is cool.
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13. It is inauthentic to try to change my emotions.
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14. Emotional truth is what counts, not factual truth.
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15. People should do whatever they feel like doing.
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16. Acting on your emotions is the mark of a truly free individual.
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17. My emotions are who I am.
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