Your Wise Mind
    In DBT there are three states of the mind: the reasonable mind, the emotional mind, and the
    wise mind. You possess all of these: but which do you tend towards in different situations?
    Awareness of our tendencies and mindfulness practices can help us understand our own mind
    and can help us make balanced decisions.
                                      "Hot"
                  Task-focused
                                 Emotion-focused
            "Cool"
                                       Mood-dependent
                 Rational
                            WISE
                            MIND
          REASONABLE MIND           EMOTIONAL MIND
                            Reason
                             and
                     Logic         Urges/impulses
              Facts
                           emotion
                 Pragmatics            Feelings
       Think of a recent stressful or difficult situation you experienced. What happened?
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                Your Wise Mind
       Reflect on the response from each mind state, even if it wasn't the one you acted on. 
                How might each one have told you how to respond?
       Reasonable mind
       Emotional mind
         Wise mind
               How would you respond to this situation in the future? 
              Is this similar or different to how you actually responded?
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