Navigating Your Window of Tolerance
Stress affects people in different ways. How it affects you depends on your emotional and frustration tolerance. Dr. Daniel Siegal, a psychiatrist, expanded on this concept with his construct of the window of tolerance. He described window of tolerance as an ideal zone where when you’re faced with stressful situations, you’re able to cope with them in a calm and engaged manner without feeling overwhelmed by them.
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You’re able to process your emotions with a rational mind. Here are some signs that you are within your window of tolerance:
For some situations you can have a wide window where it takes a lot to break you and sometimes you can have a narrow window where you can be easily pushed outside of the window.
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