TL;DR
When you're in crisis mode and need to survive the next 10 minutes. Distress Tolerance = riding the emotional wave without making it worse through impulsive actions you'll regret.
Use these NOW skills: TIPP (calm your body in 90 seconds), ACCEPTS (distract effectively), Self-Soothe (comfort through senses), Radical Acceptance (stop exhausting yourself fighting reality).
Get Crisis Survival Toolkit (2 min read) →Overview of Distress Tolerance
Distress Tolerance skills help you navigate difficult situations and emotions without making them worse. These skills focus on managing crises, accepting reality, and calming yourself.
Key Takeaway
Learning to tolerate distress builds resilience and helps break the cycle of impulsive reactions that often make difficult situations worse.
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Crisis Survival Skills
Learn strategies like STOP, TIPP, and ACCEPTS to manage overwhelming situations effectively.
Explore Crisis Survival Skills →Radical Acceptance
Embrace reality as it is to reduce suffering and find peace in difficult situations.
Explore Radical Acceptance →Self-Soothe
Discover sensory-based techniques to calm yourself and reduce stress during tough moments.
Explore Self-Soothe →Dialectical Abstinence
Balance commitment to change with acceptance and self-compassion in recovery.
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