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What to do when you're too upset to think straight

Jul 23, 202622:42Health

Stressed, anxious, or angry? Distress tolerance tools — from dunking your head in a bowl of ice water to imagining yourself in a calm setting — can help. In this episode, clinical psychologist Shireen Rizvi shares dialec...

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What to do when you're too upset to think straight is an episode from Life Kit by NPR. Stressed, anxious, or angry? Distress tolerance tools — from dunking your head in a bowl of ice water to imagining yourself in a calm setting — can help....

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Published Jul 23, 2026, 22:42 long, audio available.

What to do when you're too upset to think straight

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