A short animated overview of six DBT distress tolerance skills for getting through a crisis without making it worse, such as distraction, self-soothing and improving the moment.
Helpful if you:
🌊 Feel overwhelmed and do things you later regret
🆕 Are learning DBT skills
🎬 Prefer a quick visual explanation
For therapists:
Share this video as an introduction to distress tolerance before building a personalised crisis skills plan in session. Assign it directly through Offload and follow up with the Temperature Reset and grounding tools. Fully HIPAA and GDPR compliant.

Clinical Psychologist & CBT Therapist, BABCP
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