About this module


In this module, you will learn how to tolerate painful situations when you cannot immediately make them better. You will learn physical skills to decrease the intensity of your body's response to a crisis. You will also learn skills to help you respond to your urges mindfully and not let your urges control you.

Finally, this module includes four bonus skills for managing addictive behaviors.



Goals of Distress Tolerance

• Survive times of crisis without making things worse
• Move forward from being stuck
• Free yourself from being controlled by your urges
• Manage addictive behaviors in your life (bonus content)

Skills in this module


  1. Crisis Survival
  2. Pros and Cons
  3. STOP
  4. TIP
  5. Paced Breathing
  6. Progressive Muscle Relaxation
  7. ACCEPT
  8. Self-Soothe
  9. IMPROVE
  10. Reality Acceptance
  11. Willingness
  12. Half-Smiling, Willing Hands
  13. Dialectical Abstinence
  14. Community Reinforcement
  15. Burning Bridges and Building New Ones
  16. Alternative Rebellion and Adaptive Denial


Example Curriculum

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