How To Stay In The Window Of Tolerance

The window of tolerance was developed by Dr. Dan Siegel. It helps illustrate the area where we function best.

When something happens that triggers you, you will move out of your window of tolerance. Your brain will see it as danger and you will move into survival mode.

When this happens, you aren’t able to think logically. You can only react and feel. The body is in control.

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The main goal of healing is to increase the window of tolerance. Here are some ways we can do that:

  • Mindfulness: stay present in the hear and now

  • Using grounding techniques

  • Deep breathing to calm the nervous system

  • Recognize the signs of dysregulation

The window of tolerance was developed by Dr. Dan Siegel. If you’re interested in learning more, I suggest you check out his work and NICABM.

Whitney Goodman