Distress tolerance skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) help you survive evolutionary psychology crisis without making things worse.
TIPP Skills for Acute Evolutionary Psychology
Temperature: Cold water on face activates the dive reflex, rapidly reducing evolutionary psychology intensity
Intense exercise: 20 minutes of vigorous exercise discharges evolutionary psychology physiological activation
Paced breathing: Slow the breath (especially exhale) to activate parasympathetic system
Progressive muscle relaxation: Systematic tension-release reduces evolutionary psychology physical symptoms
ACCEPTS Skills for Riding Out Evolutionary Psychology
Activities that engage attention away from evolutionary psychology Contributing to others shifts focus from evolutionary psychology Comparisons that provide perspective on evolutionary psychology Emotions opposite to evolutionary psychology — deliberately generated Pushing away evolutionary psychology temporarily when you can't act on it now Thoughts that replace evolutionary psychology rumination Sensations that provide strong alternative input
When Distress Tolerance Is the Right Skill for Evolutionary Psychology
Use distress tolerance when evolutionary psychology is intense but the situation can't change right now. The goal is surviving without making things worse — not solving evolutionary psychology.