README.md

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# Tolerate Space Lab

A therapeutic intervention prototype that builds distress tolerance through intentional response delays, concurrent somatic journaling, and pattern reflection.

**This is a relational workout, not synthetic intimacy.**

## What This Tool Does

The Tolerate Space Lab helps users practice sitting with the uncertainty and discomfort that arises when waiting for a response from someone whose message matters to them.

### The Intervention

1. **Attachment activation**: Engage in a simulated text conversation
2. **The stretch**: Responses are intentionally delayed, gradually lengthening
3. **Somatic awareness**: Journal what arises in your body while waiting
4. **Pattern reflection**: Receive a clinical debrief at session end

### Clinical Foundation

Informed by:
- Distress tolerance principles from DBT
- Somatic awareness practices (Tara Brach, Sarah Peyton)
- Attachment theory research
- Trauma-informed design

## Created By

Jocelyn Skillman, LMHC — exploring Clinical UX and Assistive Relational Intelligence.

*This tool is offered as a prototype for educational and demonstration purposes. It is not a substitute for professional mental health care.*
# Rebuild trigger Tue Jan 20 18:08:23 PST 2026