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20. How To: Survive a Crisis Without Making It Worse

Therapists In The Wild

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Do You Know When Not to Use Emotional Skills?

We're going to caution against that and explain why these are to be reserved for crises only. When they're used exclusively, not in conjunction with other skills, it can lead to avoidance of problems or emotions. This is not the answer to everything. No. And the reason is, is because sometimes these skills can be used to actually help you avoid solving the problem. Can be used as a way to distract yourself. Right. Well, we may have talked about these during the Emotion Regulation module, but just in case you haven't listened to those, it's important to repeat. Yeah. It kind of makes me think of that saying anything that seems too good to be true, probably

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