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Embracing Acceptance in Therapy
Therapy is not about changing a person's worldview entirely, but about stress reduction and depression relapse prevention. Acceptance-oriented approaches like mindfulness-based stress reduction and dialectical behavior therapy are gaining popularity in cognitive behavioral therapy. Acceptance of one's experiences and shifting towards acceptance can be a powerful therapeutic tool, even leading towards the idea of 'no-self'. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy encourages seeing thoughts as just thoughts, hinting at a deeper level of self-exploration. These acceptance-focused approaches are becoming mainstream in therapy.