Day 3: Tapping into the Wise Mind:
Image your Wise Mind as the intersection between our Emotional Mind and our Reasonable Mind (Linehan, 1993).
Wise Mind, takes our emotional and rational thoughts into consideration and helps us find middle ground that will help us effectively cope with or get through a situation.
When under distress, choose to stay in the present moment and use your Wise Mind to stay calm and not make the situation worse. Realize that you are now safe, and am able to take care of yourself.
When you use your Wise Mind, you can come up with decisions from a place of wisdom instead of completely based on emotions or completely based on facts. From this place of honor, mindfulness, and consideration, we are more likely to make helpful decisions rather than sabotage.
Source(s):
Stop Sabotaging: A 31 Day DBT Challenge to Change Your Life
by Debbie Corso