DBT --- Distress Tolerance Skills

HOMEWORK: Pick something safe and easy to do a Pros and Cons list on and describe the experience of doing this exercise.

Going to the Dentist:

Pro:
-Ending my tooth pain
-Finding out the state of my teeth
-Finding out if I need work done
-Having work done before my teeth worsen
-My mother can lend me the money if need be
-The dentist I usually see gives me discounts
-I want good teeth

Con:
-Can be very expensive
-Fear of what the dentist would find out
-Having work done on teeth not bothering me, feeling like a waste of money
-Can't afford with my own money right now if there is a cavity (there were 2)

I did end up going to the dentist and it lessened my anxiety finding out what was wrong and it wasn't too bad. My mother lent me the money and I'm slowly paying her back.

5 Gratitudes+1

1. My mother bought me some bakery cookies, my favorite kind (small powdery ones with chocolate chips on top).
2. My mother buying me lots of groceries.
3. Watching Marmalade Boy with Michael
4. Bike riding to the park with Michael and going on the swings
5. Reading Sylvia Browne's Life on the Other Side
6. Didn't need Klonopin