"FAST"
(be)
FAIR to YOURSELF and to the OTHER person
(no)
Apologies No OVERLY apologetic behavior. No apologizing for being alive, for making a request at all. No apologies for having an opinion, for disagreeing.
Stick to Values Stick to YOUR OWN values. Remember to be fair to yourself and the other person.
(be)
Truthful DON’T LIE, ACT HELPLESS when you are not, or EXAGGERATE. Don’t make up excuses. Be truthful to yourself.
Source –
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center. (1993) Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline
Personality Disorder. Marsha Linehan.