Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Anxiety: How DBT Skills Can Help
What if managing anxiety isn’t about silencing your fears—but learning to work with them? For many, anxiety feels like a runaway train: overwhelming and hard to stop once it starts. DBT offers a practical way to slow it down. Originally developed for borderline personality disorder, DBT has proven effective for anxiety by teaching skills like mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Instead of overanalyzing worries, DBT helps you calm your body, ground your mind, and respond with balance. In this guide, we’ll explore how DBT can help you build emotional resilience and regain control, one skill at a time.