Podcast 16 - DBT Distress Tolerance Part 1
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The Good Reverend Jim, his Crazy Friend Ronnie and his Nerd Son Evan dive deeper into Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Listen to episodes 6, 7 and 9 for brief introductions to DBT. DBT is broken down into four modules: Distress Tolerance, Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness. This episode starts the discussion on Distress Tolerance. There is a lot to DBT, so each of these modules are going to take a few episodes to cover.
Referenced in Shows
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) WebMD
- Suicidal Tendencies in Iron Man
- Dr Strangelove - War Room
- Democratic Debate Lineup
- Jim and Evan Podcast - Presidents
- Fixed Signed Presidents (partial list)
- Abraham Lincoln
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Harry S. Truman
- Barack Obama
- Ronald Reagan
- Bill Clinton
- John Adams
- James Monroe
- William McKinley
- James K. Polk
- Ulysses S. Grant
- President Harrison - Shortest Tenure
- American History X - Trailer
- Fight Club - Trailer
- Unhealthy Coping Methods
- Ruminate about current or past pains, mistakes, and problems
- Worrying about possible future pains, mistakes, and problems.
- Isolate yourself from other people to avoid distressing situations.
- Numb yourself with alcohol or drugs.
- Getting excessively angry at others or trying to control them.
- Dangerous behaviors, such as cutting, hitting, picking at, burning yourself or pulling out your own hair.
- Unsafe sexual activities, such as having sex with strangers.
- Avoid dealing with the causes of your problems, such as an abusive or dysfunctional relationship.
- Bad eating habits.
- Attempt suicide or engage in high-risk activities, like reckless driving or taking dangerous amounts of alcohol and drugs.
- Avoid pleasant activities, such as social events and exercise, maybe because you don’t think that you deserve to feel better.
- Surrender to your pain and resign yourself to living a miserable and unfulfilling life.