The document discusses various psychological strategies to manage vulnerabilities such as alexithymia and emotional dysregulation, including mindfulness and emotional vocabulary. It emphasizes the importance of building skills for distress tolerance and effective communication to enhance social support and promote help-seeking behaviors. Additionally, it addresses self-harm and emotional suffering, offering tools for counselors to better support individuals in distress.

1. Mindfulness to mitigate
vulnerabilities and
address alexthymia
Distress tolerance to
address dysregulation
and impulsivity
Vulnerability prevention to
help people feel fortified,
motivated and energized to
deal with life on life's terms.
Emotional vocabulary to
encourage appropriate
help seeking
Psychological flexibility to
help people make
meaningful choices in
their wise minds
Addressing Self-Harm
Improved communication
and interpersonal skills to
enhance social support
Shame/
Grief
Panic
Emotional
Suffering
Temporary
Relief
Emotional
Overload
Self
Harm
Counselor Toolbox Podcast Episode 370