In high-stress moments, the goal of distress tolerance is to lower intensity enough to avoid impulsive, harmful decisions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical tools to help you navigate emotional storms without making impulsive decisions you’ll regret. Core skills like distress tolerance, mindfulness, ...

A new feature from Real Simple explains distress tolerance, a core part of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that helps people manage intense emotions without acting impulsively. Mental health ...

Distress tolerance refers to the ability to withstand negative emotions. Low distress tolerance occurs when someone displays symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Sometimes, people with low ...

I recently read a Substack article by Jud Brewer, MD, Ph.D., author of Unwinding Anxiety and The Craving Mind, about distress tolerance and the value of teaching it to our kids. One of its more ...