<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5333×3000+0+0/resize/5333×3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2Fce%2F2594826843389b09f28b9b6ce602%2F260717-lk-distresstolerance-dig-16×9.jpg" alt="Shireen Rizvi is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and co-wrote the book Real Skills for Real Life: A DBT Guide to Navigating Stress, Emotions, and Relationships.“>
A clinical psychologist shares effective strategies to quickly de-escalate stress and anxiety. That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex.
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