When change gets hard, people often push for more motivation or willpower. More often, the real barrier is distress intolerance—not a lack of effort.

Distress tolerance refers to the ability to withstand negative emotions. Low distress tolerance occurs when someone displays symptoms such as anxiety and depression. Sometimes, people with low ...

The study covered in this summary was published on ResearchSquare as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. In people with depression, the relationship between stressful life events and ...