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Distress Tolerance Handout #2: Observing your breath Worksheet
On this page, we will provide you with a Distress Tolerance Handout #2: Observing your breath Worksheet. It will help you to stay mentally and physically alert in your present by focusing on your present.
What are Distress Tolerance Handout #2: Observing your breath Worksheet?
Observing your breath is a mindfulness technique that will help you to stay focused and alert. We human beings are often caught up in the past or future, which brings stress. To be able to stay present you need to be grounded and mentally engaged in your present, the worksheet is about focusing on your breathing pattern while trying to stay connected from your present. The worksheet will help you to stay mentally present and alert about your surroundings rather than worrying about the future or living in fear of the past.
How Distress Tolerance Handout #2: Observing your breath Worksheet will help?
The worksheet will help you in getting to know the simple steps and changes that you need to make in order to stay mentally and physically present, e.g like focusing and shifting your attention towards your breathing. Simple exercises that you can do to practice the mindfulness skills are discussed in the worksheet. Mindfulness can be practiced anytime in your life.
Instructions on how to use the Distress Tolerance Handout #2: Observing your breath Worksheet
Use the worksheet to understand how you can stay mentally as well as physically present and connected with your surroundings.
Other worksheets you may be interested in
Below are links to a few more worksheets which are closely related to the worksheet above.
Distress Thermometer Worksheet
Distress Tolerance Handout #1: Distracting Worksheet
DBT worksheets distress tolerance
Conclusion
On this page, we provided you with a Distress Tolerance Handout #2: Observing your breath Worksheet which hopefully helped you to stay mentally and physically alert in your present by focusing on your present.
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Mental help Resources
The worksheets on this site should not be used in place of professional advice from a mental health professional.
You should always seek help from a mental health professional or medical professional. We are not providing any advice or recommendations here.
There are various resources where you can seek help.
You could use Online-Therapy if you feel you need counselling.
If you live in the UK then this list of resources from the NHS may help you find help.
If you live in the USA then you could contact Mental Health America who may be able to assist you further.
