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