373Distress tolerance Worksheet 2a   (Distress Tolerance Handout 4)
Practicing the STOP Skill
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
Des
cribe situations that happened to you where you used the STOP skill. Then describe how you used the STOP skill. Try to find a situation 
each day where you can practice your STOP skill.
Day Crisis situationHow did you practice 
this skill?Behavior 
stopped?Rate before/after skill use
Conclusions or questions  
about this skills practiceYour level of 
distress tolerance 
(0 = I can’t stand 
it; 5 = I can 
definitely survive)Emotion
Negative 
emotion 
intensity 
(0–100)Positive 
emotion 
intensity 
(0–100)
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Adapted from an unpublished worksheet by Seth Axelrod, with his permission.
From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition  by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan. Permission to photocopy this worksheet is granted to purchasers of 
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