MODIFIED P.L.E.A.S.E skills D.B.T.

P.L.E.A.S.E - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Technique

P-PHYSICAL ILLNESS L-LOVE YOURSELF E-EXCERSIZE A-AVOID DRUGS S-SLEEP E-EATING
P.L.E.A.S.E

The (PLEASE SKILL) is taken from dialectical behavioral therapy as a method to promote better mood regulation and decision and action control by setting a proper physical foundation. In order to be in the drivers seat of our own choices more easily we must maintain the best physiological state of well being possible for us to achieve.
  It is also a clear and simple road map to self care essentials. When our body is working at our individual best we're able to function in our lives better and more readily absorb the good in life that surrounds us. 
Have you ever heard the term - "HANGRY.".. in other words: I get angry when I'm hungry.
If a little hunger can make us irritable: just imagine how much more dysfunctional we feel and approach life when we are in a poor state such as pain, illness, chronic sleep deprivation; and the like.

Our bodily constitution plays a major roll in our ability to participate in, derive joy from, and make wise decisions in our lives. The preceding mnemonic device "PLEASE" is meant as a helpful reminder what needs balanced inorder to keep our physical selves running as optimally and smoothly as possible.

Lets very briefly delve a little deeper into each letter.

P - PHYSICAL ILLNESS- It is not just important or suggested but imperative to treat temporary and manage chronic physical illness. From working to the bone through the common cold, exercising with a sprain, to neglecting proper management of asthma or diabetes: your body and mental and emotional states will truly suffer immediately and in the long term; for ignoring tending to physical illness.

L- LOVE YOURSELF (I took some liberties here the l actually goes with illness which makes little sense and seemed redundant to me) Love your body from head to toe. Learning to embrace the skin your in. Have gratitude for the body you possess that moves you through this wonderful thing called life. All its organs, cells, flexibility, and the possibility it offers you will make you more inclined to want to take care of your physical self properly. Make your body your friend not your enemy or your aesthetic project.

E- EXCERCISE - Yes yes you know. But we were made to move. Sedentary lives are shorter lives. Physical movement makes the body feel better, it also releases dopamine and endorphins, increasing feel good hormones for your emotions and sense of accomplishment for your mind-state.

A- Avoid Drugs - Yes Yes you know this too. I give you credit that your intelligent so I needn't elaborate.

S-SLEEP - Again I am sure you have heard this a million times but have you made it a priority?
There are always a million more important things to do than this it seems. Sleep is the only time our body has to regenerate during the deep sleep phase. The REM or dreaming stage is important for our mind to recover and process memories from the day into long term storage. Each stage of sleep has important benefits to our overall health and reaching each is really important. Deep sleep is the time of day we produce HGH, which we produce less of as we age, and it is important in healing and recovery. Also sleep is the only time our brains street sweepers come in and clear away dead cell derby staving off alzheimers and other similar disorders in old age.
Reduced sleep leaves you in a similar state to having had a few drinks in your capacity to function and remember and control your emotions.  Besides waking ready for the day, sleep is a key aspect to our overall health in a big way, remember withholding sleep is a torture device for a reason.

E- EATING - Food primarily and simply stated is fuel for our body and information that releases chemical signals. If you put junk in you get junk out; physically, mentally, and emotionally. If you put nothing in or overfill the engine you don't run well. It's important for daily balance as well as longevity to consider how you eat and what you eat.
You really are what you eat.


Hopefully the PLEASE skill offered you something to put in your mind to remind yourself from time to time. If your feeling, thinking, or acting out of balance how to redirect the course through balancing the fundamentals of the physical body with a little TLC.
Sometimes your not unhappy your physically unwell and focusing on the above list, especially if it has been unbalanced or neglected, can balance the rest and bring you back to a place of peace.