precipitant at a later time, physical activities such as taking walks or exercising, meditation, “counting one's blessings,” and many other strategies are likely consistent with individuals’ longer-term goals (Linehan, 1993). For intense attraction or sexual needs, perhaps cognitive mediation to consider whether acting on the need is in one's best long-term interests may often be valuable. Strategies such as these may help one modulate the intensity of one's emotional experience in a way that facilitates one's return to a focus on more long-term considerations (Davidson, 2003; Larsen, 2000).
