Crisis Survival Skills do nothing to solve the problem that caused the emotional crisis. Don't be discouraged because that is not what these skills …
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Tolerating Distressing Situations
Have you ever noticed that when you feel an emotion really strongly, your brain seems to turn off? This often happens when we are angry or …
What more can be said about Distress Tolerance?
It's all about calming down so that problem-solving skills can be applied. However, this requires thinking of the skills in the moment before …
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Take the Time to Think of Pros & Cons
Pros and cons is a skill in our Distress Tolerance module that often is overlooked. It seems so basic and straightforward that we often do not give it …
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How to Tolerate Distressful Moments
Crisis Survival Skills are about getting through a difficult moment without making it worse. If you think about the things that make a situation …
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Calm down and “unfluster”
The first set of Distress Tolerance Skills are the Crisis Survival Skills. The first of the Crisis Survival Skills is Distracting. This skill may …
Introduction to Distress Tolerance
The circular definition of Distress Tolerance is tolerating distressing moments. This means that we get through a difficult moment without making it …
Willing Hands
Willing Hands is a DBT skill that came up in conversation this past week. While it is actually a skill that falls into the Distress Tolerance module, …
What is Distress Tolerance?
Welcome to the unit on Distress Tolerance -- the one place where we teach avoidance as a skill. I know, that doesn't sound right. We are taught our …
How to Use Distress Tolerance Skills Help You Manage an Emotional Crisis
I hope that everyone found a way to enjoy the weekend with the pleasant spring weather. It appeared that many of you have had a challenging and …
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