Tag: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

One of the most common things that happens when people make a change in their behaviour is that they feel more restless than usual. Change = different and

There are at least 4 different types of avoiding feelings. 1. avoiding experiencing feelings 2. avoiding expressing feelings 3. avoiding provoking feelings in other people (e.g. avoiding conflict)

Relationships Let’s say: You see your partner as controlling. Let’s also say: this has large elements of truth. There are 2 psychological barriers to getting unstuck here 1.

This is a very easy and quick exercise. What’s awesome about it is that it’s experiential. It requires you to physically experience something rather than attempting to learn

Reassurance seeking is a common pattern in clients with high worry (e.g. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Health Anxiety, Attachment/Relationship anxiety) The “Reassurance Seeking / Anxiety Trap” is that reassurance

Some days, everything is going well and I think I’m a great psychology PhD. Some days I think I am indeed awesome, lol. But, there are moments when

Are there things YOU think would/might be helpful to you if you did them, but for some reason you feel resistant to trying your idea? It could be

How you talk about the things you feel negative emotions about can have a surprisingly large impact on how you feel and on your thought processes. When I

Lots of people don’t do things they’d like to do for fear of rejection and the corresponding disappointment. If this is you, then you can break this pattern

Often, the “solutions” we use to try to feel happier are actually part of the problem. Here’s an example of how the solutions we use to deal with