I went to my first DBT group therapy yesterday, and here are a few quotes that I wrote down from it. Maybe they can help you.

"Emotions have shelf life."

"We give ourselves credit when we fuck up, so why don't we remember to give ourselves credit when we don't fuck up?"

"When you are mad, try talking with open arms and palms and a half smile. It's nearly impossible to remain mad."

"This is dialectical thinking. Say to yourself, 'I accept myself as I am now and where I am at. It is okay that I am here.' Love yourself. Love these things about you. Radically accept that you are you. But then also say, 'I see my behavior and need to change these things.' Accept them and also don't accept them. Dialectical thinking."

These were some main takeaways. Today, a lot is happening, and I am an emotional wreck. It won't be this way forever.

I am not okay. That's okay. I will be.