Distress Tolerance Pack

The information provided on these pages is intended for patients already under the care of the Liaison Psychiatry Team.

 

Dealing with Distress

This booklet is to give you an introduction to healthy coping strategies which will help you to deal with distress.

 

Distraction and Distancing (Stabilisation Pack)

When feelings of distress become overwhelming, it is not always possible to change the situation to make it better. In these situations we need to find a way of tolerating what is happening, if possible without using risky strategies such as self-harm (although this may be unavoidable at times.)

 

Self Soothe - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy DBT

Self-soothing strategies.

 

Grounding techniques (Young Minds)

This webpage gives information on grounding techniques that help with anxiety.