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Purpose Of Distress Tolerance
- Distress tolerance aims to survive a crisis without making it worse rather than immediately feeling better.
- It helps you get through intense short-term distress so you can later use other DBT skills.
What Counts As A Crisis
- A crisis is a very stressful short-term situation with intense pressure to fix it immediately.
- Crises vary between people and can be daily for some or rare for others based on sensitivity and history.
Car Crash Panic Example
- Molly described crashing her partner's new car and feeling a sinking panic to fix it immediately.
- That moment illustrated a classic crisis where impulsive action could worsen the situation.