Techniques for Calming Down when in Conflict with Your Partner

Today, we're showing you some techniques for calming TF down when in conflict with your partner!⁠⠀
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Has being cooped up with your partner during this pandemic put a strain on communication? Or maybe the stresses of planning a #pandemicwedding? When arguing with your partner, sometimes it helps to calm down a bit first before actually implementing skills to reach an agreement. See below for some proven “distress tolerance” skills that can help bring your anger down from a Level 10 to, like, a 7, so that you can then be calm enough to make decisions about how to engage, communicate, work with emotions skillfully, etc. ⁠⠀
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Note: Distress tolerance basically just refers to a person’s ability to work with intense emotion, without making the situation worse!⁠⠀