Dialectical behavior therapy / DBT-A15-2
Reducing Vulnerability Realistically — Practice worksheet
Map feasible supports for rest, nourishment, prescribed care, and manageable routines without setting medical or exercise prescriptions.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Taylor's irregular shift makes standard sleep advice difficult to use.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Daily care is shaped by health, resources, and access.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Map feasible supports for rest, nourishment, prescribed care, and manageable routines without setting medical or exercise prescriptions.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What adaptation fits your actual conditions? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What adaptation fits your actual conditions?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training: Fundamentals — Behavioral Tech Institute
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.