ACT Episode 4: Defusion Strategies
This video offers specific diffusion strategies for you to experiment with. Find the ones that are right for you….
Note: This series is designed for the viewer to watch in sequence, so please start with episodes 1, 2 and 3 before beginning this episode.
Episode 3: Defusion Strategies, offers concrete diffusion strategies to help you create space between you and your thinking. Dr. Russ Harris, the author of The Happiness Trap and other books on Acceptance Commitment Theory, calls these strategies “quirky training wheels”. They may seem odd at first, but they might help you learn what it feels like to diffuse from your thinking. Like riding a bike, it is hard to describe how to diffuse, but once you get if for yourself you will have the skill for the rest of your life. Have fun with noticing your attachment to thought and practicing the skill of diffusion.
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