To sit with your feelings means to allow yourself to fully experience an emotion without immediately reacting to it, avoiding it, or judging it. Instead of numbing out, distracting, or pushing through, you pause. You notice what’s happening inside you, bring curiosity to the experience, and respond with self-compassion.

Discover what chronic suicidality is, how it impacts individuals, and the ways therapy, including DBT, can provide hope and healing.