Radical Acceptance is a DBT distress tolerance skill for completely accepting reality as it is in the present moment, without judging it, fighting it, or pretending it is different.
Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is created when we fight reality (Suffering = Pain × Resistance). Accepting reality doesn't mean approval; it stops the exhausting struggle against facts that cannot be changed:
“This shouldn't have happened to me, it's completely unfair and I refuse to accept it.”
Camic helps you identify areas of reality resistance and practice accepting painful facts mindfully.
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