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Emotion Regulation Skills
The handouts and worksheets in the Emotion Regulation module help you to man -
age your emotions, even though complete emotional control cannot be achieved. 
To a certain extent, we all are who we are, and emotionality is part of us; however, 
we can learn to have more control. There are four sets of these forms. The first set covers Understanding and Naming Emotions. Emotions serve important functions, 
and it can be hard to change an emotion if you don’t understand what it does for 
you. The second set covers Changing Emotional Responses. These handouts and 
worksheets help you reduce the intensity of painful or unwanted emotions, such as anger, sadness, shame, and so forth. They also tell you how to change situations that cause painful or unwanted emotions. Reducing Vulnerability to Emotion Mind 
is the third set. The strategies covered here increase your emotional resilience and 
make you less likely to become extremely or painfully emotional . The final set of 
handouts and worksheets deals with Managing Really Difficult Emotions.
Distress Tolerance Skills
The handouts and worksheets in the Distress Tolerance module help you learn to tolerate and survive crisis situations without making things worse. There are two 
main sets of these forms. The Crisis Survival Skills set covers techniques for tolerat -
ing painful events, urges, and emotions when you cannot make things better right 
away. The Reality Acceptance Skills set shows you how to reduce suffering by help -
ing you accept and enter fully into a life even when it is not the life you want. This 
module also includes a set of specialized handouts and worksheets for When the 
Crisis Is Addiction.
Numbering of Handouts and Worksheets