146. How to Stop Rejecting Reality & Avoiding Improvement: Skills You NEED if You’re Struggling

<p>Today's solo episode is all about how to maintain your mental health (aka avoid making your mental health WORSE) during times when you're struggling! We discuss the background on why keeping your mental health at a net neutral is effective from a DBT perspective and then dive into coping mechanisms and skills you can use to prevent your mental health from getting worse in the short AND long-term. These skills include the STOP, TIPP, distraction, and riding the wave skills as well as the radical acceptance, cope ahead, and accumulating positives skills. This episode is a MUST LISTEN if you struggle with maladaptive coping skills and are looking for manageable ways to keep your mental health from deteriorating during difficult times. </p><p>MENTIONED</p><p>+&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/podcast-episodes/ep138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>She Persisted</em> Episode 138</a> </p><p>+ <a href="https://www.dbtofsouthjersey.com/stages-of-dbt-treatment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DBT House of Treatment</a></p><p>+&nbsp;<a href="https://psychotherapyacademy.org/dbt/prioritizing-targets-the-dbt-hierarchy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DBT Hierarchy</a></p><p>SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: <a href="https://amzn.to/3A69GOC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3A69GOC</a></p><p>LET'S CONNECT</p><p>+ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shepersistedpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> (@shepersistedpodcast)</p><p>+ <a href="https://www.shepersistedpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a> (shepersistedpodcast.com)</p><p>+ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ShePersistedPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a> (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)</p><p>+ <a href="https://twitter.com/persistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (@persistpodcast)</p><p>+ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shepersistedpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bl