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title: Tolerate Space Lab
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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