Slowing Down When Your Mind is Racing

TIPP skills are practical distress tolerance tools that help reduce intense emotions when they feel overwhelming. TIPP stands for:

  • Temperature change
  • Intense sensory input
  • Paced breathing
  • Progressive muscle relaxation

Our 2-page worksheet guides you through different strategies to calm your body.

Download to help you prepare for difficult moments in recovery.

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ACUTE Earns Prestigious Center of Excellence Designation from Anthem
In 2018, the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders & Severe Malnutrition at Denver Health was honored by Anthem Health as a Center of Excellence for Medical Treatment of Severe and Extreme Eating Disorders. ACUTE is the first medical unit ever to achieve this designation in the field of eating disorders. It comes after a rigorous review process.

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