DBT Skills: Distress Tolerance & Crisis Survival

Distress tolerance is one of the core DBT skills. Learn the six crisis survival skills that we use in dialectical behavior therapy. If you'd like to support my channel, please see links below ⬇️⬇️

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0:00 Intro
1:52 STOP
3:10 Pros and Cons
5:28 TIP
6:57 Distraction
9:22 Self-Soothing with Your Senses
10:11 Improve the Moment

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[nanceebirdlover]

I find Regulation is a great word. We regulate, not try to control or deny. Love it!

[mariasanders-audelo]

Great video, schools should use DBT skills in there classrooms. Thank you for taking the time to makes this videos they been so helpful, I learn so much about and I’ll keep watching them.
I’m reading a book call ( clean up your mental mess ) together with your videos have been life saving.

[barbarav]

You are indeed a gift. Your videos are calming and clear.

[chewie]

I need you to know that you've saved my life. I had to do the work but without you, it would've been so much more difficult. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart

[tessyong]

Thank You so much for Distress Tolerance & Crisis Survival Video. I had 12 clients in group; they all found it to be very helpful!

[aveguevara]

My friend just told me about DBT, hadn't heard of it. I SO needed to hear these points today, I'll be checking out many more videos. Thank you!

[isabelapimentel]

I find these videos, extremely comforting and calming ❤

[paulusmartin]

06:57: Distraction
09:33 self-soothing with your senses
10:12 improving the moment (...imagining a happier time, daydreams... ).
12:03 crisis survival skills

[LaGrossePaulik]

Excellent memo for the DBT skills I've learnt during therapy :) very useful and clear, as usual! 👍 Very good job! Thank you 👏

[xObscureMars]

When doing the pros or cons I go in a clockwise motion, so that you are not ending on the cons of resisting a crisis urge. There is research suggesting when doing a pay off matrix for substance use, that they can actually cause more harm than good when ending on the cons of doing the beneficial things. i haven't seen anything specific on dbt, but I run with the assumption that makes total sense, and if it doesn't, there isn't any harm in doing it that way. However, the inverse may not be true.

[jamesheath]

I’m finding these videos really helpful. I’m just starting to understand why I am the way I am

[barbarav]

Thank you so much for these self help videos… so helpful!

[justinetaylor]

It's really helping me! Thank you!

[songsangnim]

Thank you for the vid. Really helpful.

[JoBeech-pt]

❤❤❤ this reminds me when and when not to say react using wise mins

[andreiprykhno]

Thanks for the video! You collected most of the tips I've ever known on the subject in one place. A question though. You mentioned 2 measures which help me out, but I don't let myself do them. 1. The first one is to eat something what you usually don't eat. In my case this is something unhealthy and desirable (chips, a piece of cake, etc) and I blame myself afterwards that I indulged into this activity since this food is unhealthy. And after I start eating I struggle to stop. Any opinion would be great. 2. Taking a short break. Also works very well for me (frustrations are often accompanied by the apathy), but again afterwards I struggle to go back to the planned activities (if the frustration persists) and blame myself afterwards for not being productive. Any thoughts are appreciated!

[karenohanlon]

Finding these videos really helpful for regulating my monkey brain.

[audreyc]

I have a question. Is there a video on your website that is for connecting to others and validating others? Thanks.

[audreyc]

I wonder, if talking to somebody, like a friend can help. How come it is not on the list?