What is distress tolerance?
Many people try to cope by getting into behaviors that provide relief, but the behaviors can be unhelpful or harmful.
Examples of ineffective coping behaviors are drug and alcohol use, gambling, spending money, overeating, and self-injury.
We can learn distress tolerance skills to replace the ineffective coping behaviors in order to manage stress and crisis. How to start...
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