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Riding the Wave: Understanding Distress Tolerance from a Neuropsych Perspective
Whether we like it or not, to be human is to experience stress—at least every now and again. Whether it’s a tight deadline, a difficult relationship dynamic, the impact of a traumatic experience, or the cumulative effect of the noise and pressure of daily life, those feelings can hit hard. An all too common reaction for many of us? Avoidance. We try to dodge discomfort (“If I just stay busy, I won’t have time to feel my feelings!”), ignore painful emotions (cue the Lego movie
Lauren Lucas
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