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===Distress tolerance===
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The concept of distress tolerance arose from methods used in person-centered, [[psychodynamic therapy|psychodynamic]], [[psychoanalytic therapy|psychoanalytic]], [[gestalt therapy|gestalt]], and/or [[narrative therapy|narrative]] therapies, along with religious and spiritual practices.  Distress tolerance means learning to bear emotional discomfort skillfully, without resorting to maladaptive reactions. Healthier coping behaviors are learned, including intentional self-distraction, self-soothing, and 'radical acceptance.'<ref name=Pederson2015ch19/>

Distress tolerance skills are meant to arise naturally as a consequence of mindfulness. They have to do with the ability to accept, in a non-evaluative and nonjudgmental fashion, both oneself and the current situation. It is meant to be a non-judgmental stance, one of neither approval nor resignation. The goal is to become capable of calmly recognizing negative situations and their impact, rather than becoming overwhelmed or hiding from them. This allows individuals to make wise decisions about whether and how to take action, rather than falling into intense, desperate, and often destructive emotional reactions.<ref name="DBTSkills">{{Cite web |last=Dietz |first=Lisa |year=2003 |title=DBT Skills List |url=http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/dbt_skills_list.html |access-date=April 26, 2010 |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114010357/http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/dbt_skills_list.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>