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Distress Tolerance STOP
STOP—Pause & collect information to guide future action
Stop—freeze! Don’t move a muscle. Don’t react. My feelings will try to make me do something. Stay in control.
Take a step back—move away from what’s going on. Get unstuck. Take a deep breath. Don’t let feelings be in charge of what I do when feeling upset.
Observe—pay attention to what’s going on outside & inside of me.
 What’s happening?
 What am I thinking?
 What am I feeling?
 What do I want to do?
 What are other people saying or doing?
Proceed mindfully—act with attention & awareness. Consider the feelings of others. Think about my goals.
 What do I want out of this situation?
 Which actions will make things worse? Better?
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