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ACT Work

RecognisingAnxiety — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 01:54:47 GMT

Hi All,

Had my first psych visit and it was reassuring and comfortable. We're planning some ACT work to tackle my anxiety. I read up a little, but would be interested in hearing anyone else's experiences using this method and how it helped.

Thanks.

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jess334 — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 06:47:01 GMT

Hi,

Yes I've had positive experiences with ACT. It teaches you to react differently to negative thoughts instead of trying to ignore them or change them.

It takes a lot of practicing and I would recommend reading Russ Harris's book The Happiness Trap. Its great for learning ACT.

Good luck!

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RecognisingAnxiety — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 03:08:01 GMT

Great thanks Jess. I had expected to be lying on a leather couch and unveiling untapped childhood traumas over many sessions, but nothing of the type and psych was very clear about dealing with here and now.

I find the mindfulness aspect very interesting and looking forward to exploring that - I've always been distracted and 'somewhere else' as thoughts creep in - some good and some very bad. I'll hunt around and see if I can get some info on that book.

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Rosieglow — Sun, 01 May 2016 04:35:40 GMT

Hi,I have just bought the book you mentioned.just over6$ from Amazon e books. Am glad you found it helpful, hope I will as well Rosie