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"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.

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