Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes 1030-How to FIND YOUR PURPOSE with Acceptance Therapy Techniques
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Dec 12, 2024 Discover how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) empowers you to embrace difficult emotions and find meaning in life's challenges. Learn about the concept of cognitive defusion, helping you see thoughts as mere ideas, not facts. Explore the importance of living by your values and taking committed actions, even when discomfort arises. Understand the pitfalls of experiential avoidance and the notion of creative hopelessness, leading to a more fulfilling life. Uncover strategies for managing emotions and enhancing self-awareness through mindfulness.
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Destructive Normality
- ACT suggests that human language can cause psychological suffering.
- This happens because our schemas are formed in childhood using immature cognitive processes.
Immature Cognitive Abilities
- Children's cognitive abilities are immature, which can lead to distressful schemas.
- For example, they may form schemas like "I made a bad choice, therefore I am bad."
Experiential Avoidance
- Address the underlying issues causing difficult feelings instead of avoiding them.
- Ask yourself "wonder where that's coming from" rather than trying to get rid of the feeling.