So distressed you can't think straight? Lower the intensity with these 4 skills

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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