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...

Depression Filters, 6

Depression displayed on the outside can vary a lot from the inside, lived experience. Depression notoriously can appear flat and disconnected, yet, on the inside, be a mosh pit of chaos and news tickers. Journal Prompts: On the outside I seem... On the inside I am...

Depression Filters, 5

Depression filters hide anger that has turned inward. That stale anger needs to see the light of day for relief. Journal Prompts: My anger needs to air out... The anger that has turned inward is directed at...

Depression Filters, 4

Depression filters deceive. They claim narrow options and no outlets. Journal Prompts: I need a way out to... I wish I could untangle...