Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot.
At first glance, Martha Stewart, queen of artfully distressed home furnishings, might not seem to have much in common with Michael R. Milken, one-time king of junk bonds.
If you film a scene in a wide shot, especially a disturbing, distressing moment, I do feel like that helps you feel as though you're the room with these people, instead of cutting it up and getting close - which you wouldn't be doing if you were actually in a room with these people.
It is heartrending to read the entries in many an old family Bible - the records of suffering, distress, and blasted hopes.
In the Navy, the captain doesn't leave the bridge when the ship is in distress. It's a pretty basic leadership principle.
The more you practice tolerating uncomfortable emotions, the more confident you'll become in your ability to tolerate the distress that may be necessary to reach your full potential.
I would find myself getting deeply distressed if I lived in hindsight all the time.
Too often, women are portrayed in two ways: as prizes to be won by men or as damsels in distress.
Sookie is always in distress, it wouldn't be 'True Blood' if someone wasn't trying to kill her.
After 9/11, there was so much distress in America that it led to an inter-cultural breakdown. Some of our communities were targeted. Many of our adults shut themselves off from other cultures. I tried to bring children of Indian and other cultures together in my literature.
