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worksheets .eMotion re Gulation WorksHeet 16   (Emotion Regulation Handout 24)
Troubleshooting e motion r egulation Skills
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
When you just can’t get your skills to work, try doing this worksheet to see if you can figure out what 
is going wrong. Check off each box in order, follow the directions and keep going until you find a solution.
emoTion n ame:               i nTenSiTy (0–100) Before:      after:   
List the skill you were trying to use that did not seem to help:  
1. am i biologically more vulnerable?
no: Go to next question.
noT Sure : Review the PLEASE skills. 
(See Emotion Regulation Handout 20.)
yeS: Work on PLEASE skills. (See Emotion Regulation Worksheet 14.)  Consider medication.
Did this help?   no (Go to next question)   yes (fabulous)   Didn’t do it
2. Did i use the skill correctly? c heck out the instructions.
yeS: Go to next question.
noT Sure : Reread the instructions or get coaching. T RY AGAIN .