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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). distress tolerance Handout 12   (Distress Tolerance Worksheets 8, 8a, 10)
Turning the m ind
TURNING  THE  MIND  is like facing a fork in the road. You 
have to turn your mind toward the acceptance road, and 
away from the road of rejecting reality. 
TURNING  THE  MIND  is choosing to accept.
The CHOICE  to accept does not itself equal acceptance.  
It just puts you on the path.
Turnin G The m inD, STep B y STep
1. oBS erve  that you are not accepting. 
(Look for anger, bitterness, annoyance; 
avoiding emotions; saying “Why me?”, 
“Why is this happening?”, “I can’t stand this,” “It shouldn’t be this way.”)
2. Go within yourself and make an inner commiTmenT  to accept reality 
as it is.
3. Do iT aGain, over and over. Keep 
turning your mind to acceptance each time you come to the fork in the road where you can reject reality or accept it.
4. Develop a plan for catching yourself in the future when you drift out of acceptance.If you are here . . .Rejection Acceptance