#52: Interpersonal Effectiveness Overview

01/27/23 • 49 min

This episode is an overview of the core Interpersonal Effectiveness skills in DBT, focusing on clarifying objectives, DEAR MAN, GIVE, and FAST.

There are a lot of acronyms in the Interpersonal Effectiveness module! Memorizing what each letter of the acronym stands for, especially DEAR MAN, can help you access the skill when you most need it. The best way to memorize the DEAR MAN script is to write it out again and again until you’ve mastered it.

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DBT Skills Discussed DEAR MAN

GIVE

FAST

Validation

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This episode is an overview of the core Interpersonal Effectiveness skills in DBT, focusing on clarifying objectives, DEAR MAN, GIVE, and FAST.

For full show notes, visit our website: https://bayareadbtcc.com/podcast

DBT Skills Discussed DEAR MAN

GIVE

FAST

Validation

Ask us a Question

We’d love to hear from you! Where are you getting stuck with your skills application? Ask us a question for the chance to have it answered on the podcast. Submit your question here.

Please note that questions, and this podcast in general, are not a substitute for individual mental health treatment.

Previous Episode

#51: How to Assert Yourself, Part 2

In Part 2 of How to Assert Yourself, Marielle and Ed discuss common interpersonal pitfalls in speaking up for yourself in relationships.

Do you swallow your needs and then find they all come out in a rush of words and anger?

Vacillating between staying silent and then blowing up is common and hurts both your relationships and your self-respect. This episode offers lots of ideas to help you avoid these extremes.

It can be hardest to speak up in our closest relationships because that is where the stakes are the highest. Despite what our fears may say, speaking up actually can strengthen relationships if done skillfully.

For full show notes, visit our website: https://bayareadbtcc.com/podcast

DBT Skills Discussed DEAR MAN GIVE FAST Ask us a Question

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Please note that questions, and this podcast in general, are not a substitute for individual mental health treatment.

Next Episode

#53: Walking the Middle Path

When we find ourselves getting caught in extremes, the DBT skill called Walking the Middle Path helps us re-calibrate.

Use this skill when you notice you are caught in binary thinking to find a way to move towards center. This episode explores common opposites:

Reasonable Mind vs. Emotion Mind

Doing Mind vs. Being Mind

Intense Desire of the Moment vs. Radical Acceptance of the Moment

Self-denial vs. Self-indulgence

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DBT Skills Discussed

Wise Mind

Radical Acceptance

Check the Facts

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