Distress Tolerance

Distress Tolerance means the coping skills necessary to tolerate unsolved problems, without making them worse. "There are two main rules of crisis survival. The first rule is, if you are in a crisis and you can solve the problem now, solve it. Ok. Rule 1: Solve the problem if you can solve it. Alright. The second rule of crisis survival is if you can't solve the problem, survive it. Got that? What are they? The first rule: solve it. The second rule: survive it. "  DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS 4 Ways to Respond to a Problem Wise Mind ACCEPTS Self-Soothe  IMPROVE the Moment Pros & Cons Alternate Rebellion Panic List  Breath Awareness Half-Smile  Awarness Exercises Radical Acceptance  Willingness vs. Willfulness more posts on Distress Tolerance Dealing with Distress Worksheet Dealing with Distress Worksheet 2 The BPD Tool - using the principle of Wise Mind in a practical way Dealing with Distress - an introduction to healthy coping strategies (Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation & Interpersonal Effectiveness webpages combined in one 36 page downloadable booklet)

DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS FOR PARENTS Tolerating Stress when a problem is not solvable now, such as Tantrums Distraction (Wise Mind Accepts): Parent and Child Self-Soothe: Parent and Child IMPROVE the moment: Parent and Child Pros & Cons Alternate Rebellion: Teens Panic List: Parent Overwhelm Radical Acceptance Willingness vs. Willfulness More Posts on Distress Tolerance Articles elsewhere: Self-Soothing: Calming the Amygdala and Reducing the Effects of Trauma Worksheet for Coping with Anger Calming Yourself, Calming Your Baby