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Distress Skills Workbook

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Distress Skills Workbook | Digital Download with Fillable PDF Appendix

Struggling with overwhelming emotions? The Distress Skills Workbook is your practical guide to managing tough moments with proven techniques. Designed for anyone looking to build distress tolerance , this workbook is packed with easy-to-follow exercises that help you stay grounded and in control, even in the most stressful situations.


Comprehensive Workbook

A step-by-step guide to distress tolerance skills, with real-life applications and reflective prompts.

Chapters included:

Module 1: Understanding the basics:
  • What is Distress
  • The Distress Cycle & Distress Cycle Analysis
  • SUDs table
  • Dialectical Thinking
  • Mindfulness of the Dot
Module 2: Learn Crisis Skills
  • Pause Breathing
  • Burst Exercise
  • Ice Packs
Module 3: Preventing Regrettable Actions
  • STOP Skill
  • Grounding
  • Distraction
  • Graceful Exit
  • Act Opposite
  • Check the Facts
Module 4: Scripts for Reducing Arousal
  • Progressive Muscle
  • Autogenic Training
Module 5: Analysing What Happened
  • Reviewing the Themes
  • Regrettable Action Analysis
  • Missed Opportunity Analysis
Module 6: Developing Mastery
  • Stack Your Skills
  • SUDs and Skills
  • PLAN Ahead


This workbook come with a BONUS Fillable PDF Appendix – A separate document with reusable, fillable worksheets so you can practice and refine your skills again and again.

Forms Included in the Appendix:
  • Distress Cycle
  • Dialectical Thinking
  • Mindfulness
  • STOP
  • Check the Facts
  • Regrettable Action Analysis
  • Missed Opportunity Analysis
  • PLAN Ahead
  • Diary Cards



Why You’ll Love It
✓ Instant digital download—start using it right away!
✓ Reusable exercises for long-term skill building.
✓ Practical, evidence-based techniques for managing distress.

Whether you're working through challenges on your own or with a therapist, this workbook gives you the tools to handle stress, anxiety, and emotional intensity with confidence. Download now and take the first step toward emotional balance!

We also encourage you to take this workbook to your therapist so you can work on it together!

Terms of Use

This workbook is intended to be used as a complete and cohesive resource. The materials within are carefully designed to work together as a whole, and individual pages or sections should not be taken out of context. To ensure the integrity of the content and its intended purpose, we ask that you engage with the workbook in its entirety as a comprehensive guide.

This workbook is for personal use only . Sharing, reproducing, or distributing any part of the workbook is prohibited. Any individual who wishes to use this workbook must purchase their own copy. By using this workbook, you agree to respect the intellectual property rights of the authors and refrain from sharing its contents with others. Thank you for supporting our work and adhering to these terms.

This book is for informational purposes and does not constitute medical or psychological treatment.

No client-clinician relationship is formed by engaging with any of our content.

We suggest you work with a health professional.



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