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Distress Tolerance RADICAL ACCEPTANCE
Radical Acceptance (RA)—Let go of the big fight with reality What’s Radical? Radical means complete & total.
What’s Acceptance? Acceptance is to see “what is.”
Radical Acceptance does NOT mean I have to:
 like the situation
 agree with the way things are
Radical Acceptance will help me feel:
 like a burden was lifted
 free
 ready to move on
What I CANNOT change:
 The past
 Other people
 Laws
 Death, divorce, or loss
 Who my family is
 My family/house rules
 Being grounded 
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What I CAN change:
 My actions & reactions
 My attitude
 How long I focus on things
 Who I spend my time with 
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If I can Radically Accept what I cannot change,
then I can spend more time & energy on things I can change.
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