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practice— Distress Tolerance Worksheets 5, 5a, and 5b: Distracting with Wise Mind 
ACCEPTS.  Worksheet 5 provides space for two practices between sessions. Work -
sheet 5a provides space for practicing every ACCEPTS skill twice. Worksheet 5b 
gives space for multiple practices of each skill.
••Distress Tolerance Handout 8: Self-  Soothing. Self-  soothing means doing 
things that feel pleasant and comforting, and that provide relief from stress or pain. 
It is being gentle and mindfully kind to yourself. This handout lists a number of ways to self-  soothe through each of your five senses. There are three different worksheets 
you can use to track your self-  soothing practice— Distress Tolerance Worksheets 6, 
6a, and 6b: Self-  Soothing.  Each worksheet increases the number of practices, from 
two practices between sessions (Worksheet 6) to practice of each skill twice between 
sessions (Worksheet 6a) to multiple daily practices (Worksheet 6b).
••Distress Tolerance Handout 8a: Body Scan Meditation, Step by Step. This 
handout gives instructions for body scan meditation as a special form of self- 
soothing. Practice of the body scan can be recorded on Distress Tolerance Work -
sheet 6c: Body Scan Meditation, Step by Step.
••Distress Tolerance Handout 9: Improving the Moment. This handout lists a 
number of different strategies that can be used to improve the quality of the pres -
ent moment, making it easier to survive a crisis without making it worse. The term