Worrying Isn't Actually Helpful
Worrying isn't actually helpful in the ways you might think. On the same note, your worries aren’t the true issue. How you respond to them is
So much of the work I do in the counseling room is helping to change the relationship folks have with their thoughts and emotions.
Yes work can always be done to explore and understand our experiences and the impact they have. However, much of the distress we find ourselves plagued with is actually stemming from automatically believing every thought/worry and acting on every emotional urge.
This is where acceptance and commitment therapy comes into play, and more specifically, cognitive defusion.
Instead of trying to change our worries (or avoid them entirely) Cognitive defusion offers us a way of creating a little bit of space between us and our thoughts.
For more on Cognitive Defusion:
• ACT Skills For Unhelpful Thoughts - Cognit...
• Free Your Mind: Guided ACT Meditation For ...
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