DBT Diary Card Practice: Tracking Triggers, Emotions, and Skill Use

Using daily self-monitoring sheets to identify behavioral patterns and celebrate growth.

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Recording Urges and Target Behaviors

Rating the intensity of self-destructive urges on a 0-5 scale alongside actual actions taken.

Checking off which specific DBT skills (TIPP, STOP, DEAR MAN) were used each day to measure progress.

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