Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Effective Communication - THINK Skill

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Exercise

THINK

T - Think from other’s perspective“They never showed up. That’s unlike them. Is something going on?”
H - Have Empathy
“I hope they’re ok.”
I - Interpretation
“Do they not want to meet with me? Or am I only thinking that because I’m triggered?”
N - Notice how they’ve tried or are struggling.
“They really seemed that they wanted to get together. So maybe they do want to meet with me but something possibly went wrong?”
K - Kindness
Leave voicemail - “I’m here at the place we were supposed to meet. It’s unlike you to not show up so I hope everything is ok.”

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