Resources - 3 DBT Skills for Increasing Tolerance to Stress

This collection of videos offers a comprehensive overview of various Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, each designed to enhance emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. Which one is your favourite?

1. TIP Skills: Reduce Extreme Emotions Quickly | DBT-RU: This video introduces the TIP skills—Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, and Progressive Muscle Relaxation—which are techniques aimed at rapidly decreasing intense emotional arousal. These methods are particularly useful in moments of crisis to help individuals regain composure and think more clearly.

2. Wise Mind: An Intuitive, Centered State of Mind | DBT Skills from Experts: This video delves into the concept of the "Wise Mind," a balanced state where one's rational thoughts and emotional responses harmonize. It guides viewers on how to access this intuitive mindset to make decisions that are both logical and aligned with their true feelings.

   
   
   
   

3. Opposite Action: This video explains the DBT skill of Opposite Action, which involves identifying emotions that are not serving one's best interests and then acting contrary to the urges driven by those emotions. For example, approaching situations that cause unjustified fear can help diminish that fear over time.