The Art of Distress Tolerance: Navigating Life’s Unchangeables

Calm Your Caveman

Join Dr. Twitchell to learn about the importance of increasing distress tolerance for managing anxiety and negative emotions. This episode examines how resisting anxiety amplifies it and explores methods to accept negative emotions like anger, sadness, and fear by viewing them as temporary and necessary aspects of life. Dr. Twitchell shares personal anecdotes, discusses adaptive functions of emotions, and explains the value of understanding near-death experiences in reducing anxiety related to mortality. Concluding with practical tips and philosophical insights, Dr. Twitchell guides listeners on embracing distress and mortality to achieve a more peaceful and meaningful life.
[00:00:00] - Introduction to Distress Tolerance
[00:01:56] - Clarifying Distress Tolerance
[00:04:11] - Understanding Negative Emotions
[00:05:46] - The Function of Emotions
[00:13:55] - Personal Story: Anger and Self-Care
[00:16:50] - Accepting Mortality
[00:18:52] - Near-Death Experiences and Their Impact
[00:25:02] - Conclusion and Summary
[00:28:23] - Kindness Narrative: A Nurse's Compassion
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Chapters

1. Introduction to Distress Tolerance (00:00:00)

2. Clarifying Distress Tolerance (00:01:56)

3. Understanding Negative Emotions (00:04:11)

4. The Function of Emotions (00:05:46)

5. Personal Story: Anger and Self-Care (00:14:02)

6. Accepting Mortality (00:16:57)

7. Near-Death Experiences and Their Impact (00:18:59)

8. Conclusion and Summary (00:26:43)

9. Kindness Narrative: A Nurse's Compassion (00:31:27)