DBT · Interpersonal
Rebuilding After Rupture
GIVE + FAST + a script
DBT interpersonal effectiveness — rebuilding after a rupture. GIVE and FAST together, plus timing.
Relationship being rebuilt
GIVE — for the relationship
- Gentle in words and tone
- Interested — actually listening
- Validate their reality without agreeing
- Easy manner — some lightness
FAST — for self-respect
- Fair to self and them
- No unearned Apologies
- Stick to values
- Truthful
First conversation — script draft