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Distress Tolerance TEFLON MIND
Teflon Mind (TM)—Let stressors slip away
Have you ever tuned someone out who was talking about something annoying
or stopped listening to someone asking you to do something over & over?
The mind goes blank & whatever is being said goes IN one ear and OUT the other. Do you remember or even care about what was said? Probably not...
This is similar to the idea behind Teflon Mind.
Have you ever cooked eggs before? What happens if you forget to spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray?
Teflon Mind is NOT:
 getting stuck on one thought, feeling, or want  reliving that one thing over & over & over
Using Teflon Mind is like coating your mind with non-stick cooking spray.
Teflon Mind helps:
 frustration slip away
 stress move out of my head
 to feel more calm
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