How reinforcing to leave the present moment when negative experiences like rejection occur. Over time, missing the present becomes a way of being and the spectrum of connection–rejection and acceptance–is missed. Find motivation to stay present by considering what you miss. Journal Prompts: By living in the past I miss... Always considering the future makes the present...
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My name is Brooke, I am a practicing Marriage & Family Therapist in Raleigh, NC.
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Psychological Flexibility, 6
Staying present is the practice of paying attention to information in the current moment. It is not the practice of carrying 7 suitcases from your past, neither is it the practice of borrowing chaos anxiety from tomorrow. Journal Prompts: It is most difficult to stay present when... If I could stay present I would...
Psychological Flexibility, 5
The aim of defusion is to hold your thoughts and feelings loose enough that you do not become paralyzed by them, clotheslining your ability to live a life you value. Journal Prompts: I feel paralyzed when I experience... I wish I could focus on...
Psychological Flexibility, 4
Like a conveyer belt, your thoughts and emotions prance by, baiting you into making identity statements about yourself. Defusion is the practice of labeling emotions and thoughts as a mental experience. Practicing defusion empowers an observational distance from thoughts and emotions rather than an oppressive distance. Journal Prompts: I tend to pick up and carry the thoughts about... I wish I could find more distance from... When I feel ______ I am _______.
Psychological Flexibility, 3
Calling all avoiders who suppress their feelings 3x before breakfast. Avoidance traps you in disengagement. It keeps you distracted from your life, fighting feelings, rather than living alongside them. Journal Prompts: I am really good at suppressing... If I wasn’t suppressing, I would be...
Psychological Flexibility, 2
Psychological Flexibility is the practice of making room for your emotions and thoughts rather than submerging yourself in pressure to change or suppress them.
Psychological Flexibility, 1
Psychological flexibility is a big word that essentially explores, what is your adaption to difficult like?
Depression Filters, 9
You do not need to change your depression filter. Sometimes you are depressed for good, human reasons. Might you learn to tolerate your depression filter and continue with what matters most to you. Journal Prompt: Even with a depression filter, I want to...
Depression Filters, 8
Like a doctored photo, your depression filter manipulates what you see. Journal Prompts: With a depression filter I see... Without a depression filter I see...
Depression Filters, 7
A depressive response to a terrible experience is healthy and appropriate. It is the machinelike response we force that makes us unwell. Journal Prompts: My sanitized response is... My unsanitized response is...
