172 - Friday Fix: Why TIPP Will Help You Get Through an Emotional Crisis

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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When your nervous system is activated and you feel complete panic, thinking calming thoughts might not cut it. Or, when you feel so angry you can’t think clearly, you won’t be able to have a productive problem-solving conversation. Sometimes, it’s helpful to calm your nervous system first. Changing your body’s physiology can calm both your brain and your body. That’s where TIPP comes in. It involves four strategies that can change your body's physiology. And when you've calmed your nervous system down, managing your emotions becomes much easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:45.7	Okay. You're listening to the Friday fix.
0:52.8	Every Friday, I share a quick mental strength strategy that can help fix the thoughts, feelings, and actions that can hold you back in life.
0:54.5	Today I'm talking about a skill called tip. It's a strategy that comes from DBT or dialectical behavior therapy. DBT is most
1:01.3	commonly used to treat borderline personality disorder, but DBT skills can actually be useful for
1:06.7	anyone who has trouble managing painful emotions or anyone who wants to reduce conflict in
1:11.9	relationships. DBT skills can help anyone cope with overwhelming emotions in a healthy way. That's
1:19.3	important because intense emotions often bring out the worst in us. When you feel really angry,
1:25.5	you might say things that you don't mean. Or when you're really anxious,
1:29.6	you might incessantly call someone if they don't reply to your last text message. You might even
1:34.7	do some self-destructive things when you feel like your emotions are out of control. You might
1:39.4	become mean to someone who's kind to you just because you don't feel like you deserve to be treated
1:43.8	well. Or you might reach for like you deserve to be treated well.
1:44.7	Or you might reach for drugs or alcohol to take the edge off, even though you know those things
1:49.3	are likely to create bigger problems for you. So it's important to have healthy coping skills
1:54.4	to deal with uncomfortable feelings and to have a variety of tools that you can reach for,
1:59.5	including changing your physiology,
2:02.1	which is what we're going to talk about today. It's also important to know that often on this
2:07.1	podcast I talk about embracing your feelings and allowing yourself to feel whatever emotion
2:12.6	crops up. But there are times when you need to reduce the intensity of an emotion so that you can function.
2:19.3	Let's say a loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness. They invite you to go to their next
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