Your ability to tolerate frustration can make your life easier or it can make it harder. For most of my life I made things harder for myself. In this episode I’m explaining what frustration tolerance is, some interesting studies on emotion regulation, how this increases our risk of relapse, and what we need to do to better tolerate discomfort, negative emotions, frustration, and anger.What to listen to next:E149: How Alcohol Affects the Nervous SystemE161: what to expect emotionally when you quit drinkingE189: How the Brain Regulates Emotions & ImpulsesE180: Why Your Drinking Gets Worse Over Time, Not Better

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