Emotional intensity
course · Happy Mind Society
Emotional Storms: DBT-Informed Skills
A practical skills course for intense emotions, powerful urges, rigid thinking, rejection alarms, and relationship repair.
5 modules15 short lessonsSelf-pacedPrivate progress
Why this course
Support that makes the next step clearer.
This DBT-informed course is for young people whose feelings can flip fast or become hard to steer. It teaches distress tolerance, emotion regulation, flexible thinking, communication, and repair. It does not diagnose EUPD and does not replace DBT-A, CAMHS, therapy, or crisis support.
For parents and carers
When moods flip fast and relationships become battlegrounds
Look for the pattern, not a label. This course may be a useful fit when several of these moments keep repeating.
You may be seeing
- Their mood can change sharply after feeling criticised, left out, controlled, or misunderstood
- They rely on rigid rules or all-or-nothing thinking to feel safe, then become overwhelmed when plans change
- Anger, impulsive reactions, shutdown, or desperate reassurance-seeking regularly damage relationships
- Afterwards they feel ashamed, empty, confused, or frightened by how intense it became
What the young person practises
DBT-informed distress toleranceEmotion regulation and urge surfingFlexible both-and thinkingClear requests, boundaries, and repairA personal support and safety plan
Important: These patterns can have many causes. This course does not diagnose EUPD or any other condition, and it is not a substitute for DBT-A, CAMHS, therapy, or urgent support.
You may recognise
Familiar patterns this course helps you work with
What you will work towards
More choice in the moments that usually take over.
- 1The feeling is real. You still get a choice about the next move.
- 2Self-paced and designed for real-life practice
Inside the course
A clear route from overload to a workable plan
Each module builds on the last, but the lessons stay short enough to pause, revisit, and use around real life.
1
Map the storm
See the chain from trigger to body alarm, urge, action, and aftermath.
3 lessons
2
Survive the peak
Get through the loudest minutes without making the situation harder.
3 lessons
3
Understand the feeling
Validate the emotion, check the facts, and choose what fits the situation.
3 lessons
4
Relationships without the battle
Handle rejection alarms, clear requests, boundaries, and conflict repair.
3 lessons
5
Build my plan
Make the skills personal enough to use in real life.
3 lessons
Included
Built to be used, not just read
This resource combines explanation with prompts and practical exercises, so insight has somewhere to go.
- 15 short missions
- 5 guided modules
- Private child progress
Start by looking around
See how the lessons feel before deciding what comes next.
Open the course structure, read the introduction, and explore the learner experience at your own pace.
Keep moving