HandoutAnxietyTeenDBT5 min
TIPP Skills Card
Four fast body-based skills to lower intense emotion in minutes.
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Prompts
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Temperature: splash cold water on your face.
- 2
Intense exercise: 60 seconds of jumping jacks.
- 3
Paced breathing: out-breath longer than in-breath.
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Paired muscle relaxation: tense, then release.