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Participate What does it look like?
You are active when you participate. To be effective at participating, you first observe and describe. Then you use what you learned from observe and describe to make an effective choice about how to participate. When you choose to use skills, you are participating.
Remember that the goal is to act in a way that helps you. Sometimes this means just doing what needs to be done, even if you do not want to do it right now.
EXAMPLE 1: Your group leader asks you to do an activity during teaching. You OBSERVE that your body feels heavy, you are having a hard time focusing, and your eyes keep closing. You DESCRIBE that you feel tired and do not want to do the activity. You notice a thought that it is not fair that you have to do an activity when you feel tired. How can you PARTICIPATE?
EXAMPLE 2: You ask a friend to help you. She says she is too busy. You OBSERVE that your face gets hot, your thoughts are racing, and your muscles feel tense. You DESCRIBE that you feel angry and want to yell at your friend. How can you PARTICIPATE in a way that helps you?
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