Happiness 2.0: The Only Way Out Is Through
Hidden Brain
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Tolerating Distress Is the Key to Success
Focusing on positive goals that move your distress off to one side is certainly better than drowning your pain with alcohol and drugs, but it still has the central goal of keeping distress at bay. Notice, however, that this technique is only one step removed from trying to avoid distress and pain. People that can better tolerate distress are more open and receptive to new ways of acting towards them.
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