When a Skill Surprises

You know, I have a problem that sometimes makes me feel embarrassed: I forget to buy a gift in advance to go to a birthday party. (…) while I was coordinating the DBT skills training, I realized that I could use one of the emotional regulation skills: Anticipation*. (…) By doing this, I was able to see more clearly what was hindering me and, thus, accept that this is, in fact, a difficulty. (…) Some skills are not just for solving problems, but for reminding us how we want to act.