Overview of CHECK THE FACTS
Step one: what's the emotion
Step two: what the event?
Step Three: what are my thoughts?
Step four: Threat?
Step five: catastrophe?
Step six: emotion fit the facts?
Mindfulness is balancing emotion mind and wise mind. | Distress Tolerance is when you have a problem you cannot solve, but you don't want to make it worse. | Emotion Regulation is having less negative emotions and vulnerability, and more positive emotional experiences. | Interpersonal Effectiveness is asking for what you want and saying no effectively. |
"The acronym RAIN is an easy-to-remember tool for practicing mindfulness and compassion using the following four steps:
You can take your time and explore RAIN as a stand-alone meditation or move through the steps whenever challenging feelings arise.
There have been two primary forms of the RAIN acronym circulating in the meditation spheres, and we would like to clarify between the original and more recently evolved versions. (read more)"