Dr. Ethan Cross

I do tend to like to work through the experiences when it occurred. Other people don't avail themselves of that tool and they do different things instead. We have access to a vast armamentarium of tools that we can wield. And as you mentioned earlier in our conversation, different strokes for different folks.

I do tend to like to work through the experiences when it occurred. Other people don't avail themselves of that tool and they do different things instead. We have access to a vast armamentarium of tools that we can wield. And as you mentioned earlier in our conversation, different strokes for different folks.

I do tend to like to work through the experiences when it occurred. Other people don't avail themselves of that tool and they do different things instead. We have access to a vast armamentarium of tools that we can wield. And as you mentioned earlier in our conversation, different strokes for different folks.

So this is a story about Dennis Rodman when he's playing with the Bulls and they're vying for another championship. And there's a break between games. And rather than just taking it easy, maybe joining the team for a light practice, he takes off, goes to Detroit, participates in a wrestling match. And then comes back, rejoins his team, and has...

So this is a story about Dennis Rodman when he's playing with the Bulls and they're vying for another championship. And there's a break between games. And rather than just taking it easy, maybe joining the team for a light practice, he takes off, goes to Detroit, participates in a wrestling match. And then comes back, rejoins his team, and has...

So this is a story about Dennis Rodman when he's playing with the Bulls and they're vying for another championship. And there's a break between games. And rather than just taking it easy, maybe joining the team for a light practice, he takes off, goes to Detroit, participates in a wrestling match. And then comes back, rejoins his team, and has...

one of the best games of his career, or that season one of his best games, and they ultimately win the championship yet again. And so my interpretation of Rodman's behavior there is he's doing something not that different from what my grandmother did in the sense that he's in this very high-pressure situation

one of the best games of his career, or that season one of his best games, and they ultimately win the championship yet again. And so my interpretation of Rodman's behavior there is he's doing something not that different from what my grandmother did in the sense that he's in this very high-pressure situation

one of the best games of his career, or that season one of his best games, and they ultimately win the championship yet again. And so my interpretation of Rodman's behavior there is he's doing something not that different from what my grandmother did in the sense that he's in this very high-pressure situation

right, like playing for a championship at the highest levels with the elite, you know, the most elite athletes in the world. And he's totally diverting his attention by going into a totally different context for a short period to essentially restore and then comes back fresh. This is a form of avoiding, it's an avoidance behavior. Now, I wanna be really clear.

right, like playing for a championship at the highest levels with the elite, you know, the most elite athletes in the world. And he's totally diverting his attention by going into a totally different context for a short period to essentially restore and then comes back fresh. This is a form of avoiding, it's an avoidance behavior. Now, I wanna be really clear.

right, like playing for a championship at the highest levels with the elite, you know, the most elite athletes in the world. And he's totally diverting his attention by going into a totally different context for a short period to essentially restore and then comes back fresh. This is a form of avoiding, it's an avoidance behavior. Now, I wanna be really clear.

There are some kinds of avoidance behaviors that are harmful across the board. Drug usage, risky sexual behavior. These have been definitively shown to not be helpful for people's lives. That's not what we're talking about. When I talk about strategic avoidance, I mean temporarily diverting your attention, shift your attentional spotlight.

There are some kinds of avoidance behaviors that are harmful across the board. Drug usage, risky sexual behavior. These have been definitively shown to not be helpful for people's lives. That's not what we're talking about. When I talk about strategic avoidance, I mean temporarily diverting your attention, shift your attentional spotlight.

There are some kinds of avoidance behaviors that are harmful across the board. Drug usage, risky sexual behavior. These have been definitively shown to not be helpful for people's lives. That's not what we're talking about. When I talk about strategic avoidance, I mean temporarily diverting your attention, shift your attentional spotlight.

Let the other problem simmer down so that when you return to it, if you return to it at all, if you need to return to it, you can do so from a more objective and restored point of view.

Let the other problem simmer down so that when you return to it, if you return to it at all, if you need to return to it, you can do so from a more objective and restored point of view.

Let the other problem simmer down so that when you return to it, if you return to it at all, if you need to return to it, you can do so from a more objective and restored point of view.

Research in the space of emotion regulation began with researchers identifying specific tools and then carefully profiling how they work mechanistically across levels of analysis and in different groups. And so we've done that with lots of individual tools and we have identified dozens of

Research in the space of emotion regulation began with researchers identifying specific tools and then carefully profiling how they work mechanistically across levels of analysis and in different groups. And so we've done that with lots of individual tools and we have identified dozens of