Pros & Cons of the Urge

The DBT 2x2 for high-stakes impulses

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The DBT pros/cons grid only works when you fill it out beforethe urge hits. Complete it now, fold it, carry it. Pull it out when the urge arrives.

The urge

When it usually hits

PROS of acting on the urge

What the urge promises.

CONS of acting on the urge

The cost — short and long term.

PROS of resisting the urge

What you get if you don't.

CONS of resisting the urge

Honest — usually short-term discomfort.

Read the bottom-left box (PROS of resisting) twice. Then the top-right (CONS of acting). Wait 20 minutes. Re-decide.

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