Most of those strategies involve thinkingpositive thoughtsor doing something productive.
While those can be helpful skills, sometimes you may need to tackle the problem from a different angle.
When your nervous system is activated and you feel complete panic, thinking calming thoughts might not cut it.
Sometimes, its helpful to calm your nervous system first.
Changing your bodys physiology can calm both your brain and your body.
Thats where TIPP comes in.
Its an acronym that stands for “temperature, intense exercise, paced breathing, andprogressive muscle relaxation.
Those four strategies can calm your distress and prevent you from taking action that isnt helpful.
TIPP is a strategy that is most commonly taught as part ofDBT.
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