Regulate — Coping Skills for Teens

Distress Tolerance

Distress tolerance skills help you get through a crisis without making it worse. They don't solve the problem — they help you survive it so you can think clearly afterwards.

6 skills in this module

TIPP

Change your body chemistry fast

4 steps

ACCEPTS

Distract yourself from the crisis

7 steps

Self-Soothe

Comfort yourself with your five senses

5 steps

IMPROVE

Make the moment more bearable

7 steps

Pros & Cons

Think through your choices clearly

6 steps

STOP

Pause before you react

4 steps