How to Find Calm while Under Stress with STOP

Too often, we find ourselves in situations where our emotions get the best of us. Our hearts race, we feel tears well in our eyes, or our mood quickly turns sour. No matter what we're feeling in the moment, we can't think clearly when powerful overwhelm us. We make decisions impulsively—decisions we might later regret.What can you do to calm yourself down during intense moments? All you have to do is STOP. Using the STOP skill, you can calm yourself down during any moment that feels like a crisis. Take a minute or two to stop and pause with the STOP skill. Let’s learn more about how it works…

Anxiety, Self-improvement, Tips for Your MindEmily ZemanNovember 24, 2019crisis situations, stress, distress tolerance, self-improvement, self-help

Manage Your Emotions in a Crisis with TIPP

Have you ever felt an emotion so intensely that you thought you would never feel better, and that you were almost “out of control”? It can be helpful to use the DBT skill of TIPP when we are so emotionally dysregulated that we cannot think clearly and physically cannot access any other skills in that moment. TIPP alters our body chemistry to quickly reduce emotional suffering—from a 10 out of 10 to a 7 or 8. Then we are able to think more clearly and rationally; we can apply other skills to reduce our emotions even further. Here’s how TIPP works…

Helpful tips, Relaxation, Tips for Your MindDana Koonce, LMFTJuly 8, 2018intense emotions, crisis situations, managing emotions, self-care, distress tolerance

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