4 Ways to Develop Frustration Tolerance - Main Line Today

Optimal Frustration Tolerance, a term associated with Self-Psychology, has to do with our ability to manage feelings of frustration in ways that ... Eat&Drink RestaurantReviews Beer&Wine Recipes FindaRestaurant Life&Style Health&Wellness Home&Garden Family Beauty&Shopping Sports&Outdoors ThingsToDo EventsCalendar MLTEvents BestoftheMainLineParty FitFest LadiesNightOut MainLineTodayRestaurantWeek PowerWomenSummit SubscribetotheMagazine Newsletters DigitalEdition Typetosearch Health 4WaystoDevelopFrustrationTolerance DR.PAULADURLOFSKY April2,2019 Share Formost,leadingabalancedlife—betweenworkandplay,timewithlovedones,friendsandforself-care—isthegoal.Buttherealitiesoflifemakeattainingthatbalancesometimesseemimpossible. Majorlifedisruptions,likelosingalovedone,goingthroughadivorce,havingaseriousillnessorlosingajob,canbestressfulandemotional.Whilesomecanmanagethoseemotionswell,forothers,thesechangescreatefeelingsoffrustrationandupsetwhichcanresultinpanic,anxietyandfranticattemptstorestoreorder. Lowfrustrationtolerancecanleadtochronicfeelingsofdepression,anxietyanddissatisfaction,soit’simportanttostrengthenyourabilitytotoleratefrustration.Doingsomeansyou’llbebetterequippedtodealwithlife’sunpredictability,ultimatelyhelpingyouovercomeobstacle.OptimalFrustrationTolerance,atermassociatedwithSelf-Psychology,hastodowithourabilitytomanagefeelingsoffrustrationinwaysthatleadtoemotionalgrowthandthedevelopmentofnewcopingskills. Herearefourwaystostrengthenyourfrustrationtolerance. Acceptfeelingsoffrustration.Frustrationisanormalhumanemotion.Themoreyoufightit,thelongerthosefeelingswilllinger.   Rideoutfrustration.Sittingwithourfeelingsbeforereactingisnecessaryforfindingeffectivesolutionstoissues.Beingemotionallyoverwhelmedcanbeahindrancetofindingthosesolutions. Practicemindfulness.Frustrationtoleranceisalearnedbehavior.Mindfulnesshelpswithbeingabletoslowdownyourmindandbodywhenfeelinganxious.Ultimately,you’llbeinabetterplacetocomeupwithbettersolutionstoobstacles.  Talktoamentalhealthprofessional.Therapycanbeagreatwaytoexamineandimprovefrustrationtolerance. PreviousArticle Over35ThingstodothisAprilAroundPhiladelphia’sWesternSuburbs NextArticle Q&A:Men’sStylePro’sSabirM.Peele JoinFollowers JoinFollowers JoinFollowers @copy;copyright2020MainLineToday