DBT Crisis Survival Skills

These are DBT Crisis Survival and Distress Tolerance flowcharts. They use the skills from Marsha Linehan’s book.

These charts are meant to serve as a printable reminder to use skills vs making the crisis worse.

Generic Chart

This is a generic chart, it’s not always helpful.

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Template

This is the template. Try different things – write down what works to help future-you in crisis.

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References

DBT Skills Training Manual, 2nd Ed. Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York

Distress Tolerance Handout 10 pg. 341

v2.3 - Last edit 28-Jan-2025

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