Distress Tolerance Skills

•Distress tolerance skills help you •Prevent ramping up your distress •Downregulate the stress response and get into your wise mind (activate the vagus nerve) •Avoid acting impulsively •Distress tolerance skills help you feel •Safer / less out of control or overwhelmed •Empowered to cope with adversity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Counselors, coaches and sober companions help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Addictions and Mental Health issues each year. Learn about the current research and practical counseling tools to improve your skills and provide the best possible services. Counselor Toolbox targets counselors, coaches and companions, but can also provide useful counseling self-help tools for persons struggling with these issues and their loved ones. AllCEUs is an approved counseling continuing education provider for addiction and mental health counselors in most states. Counseling CEUs are available for each episode.