Managing Schizophrenia with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | with Emma from
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- We got to sit down with LMFT Emma McAdam (@TherapyinaNutshell) to learn about what Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is and how it can be helpful in talk therapy for individuals living with schizophrenia spectrum illnesses. Thank you so much Emma for chatting with us!
You can find Emma's UA-cam channel here: / @therapyinanutshell
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'The Happiness Trap' by Russ Harris: www.amazon.com...
'The Illustrated Happiness Trap' by Russ Harris and Bev Aisbett: www.amazon.com...
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I am your first liker in your video 😂 and the firstone to comment lol😅😅😅😅😅
I'm a psych student in Romania and I love ACT!! I'm glad you talked about it. Btw, yesterday I had a class on schizophrenia and the teacher showed a video from your channel showing that there is hope to live well with schizophrenia ❤
Wow this is such incredible news to know that someone is willing to share the lived experiences of someone with the illness as a resource in a class. Really dignifies people living with mental illness.
I work full time and go to school full time with straight As. I’ve made the Deans List several times. There is hope! I take my treatment very seriously, stay away from recreational drugs and alcohol, do regular therapy to learn stress management techniques and healthy coping mechanisms. I am fortunate to have a great team of doctors and supportive family. I am also lucky that my schizophrenia is not the treatment-resistant type. There are those who do not respond to medications and therapy sadly.
@@janiegetyourgun you sincerely rock 💪🏻💪🏻 thank you for the insights
Imi place foarte mult limba Romana. Eu nu stii vorbeste Romaneste
Really enjoyed this interview. Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏
Sounds like elements of Taoism and other Asian philosophies have entered Western psychology. I learned some of these skills with my panic attacks. I would observe the sensation as though I were on a roller coaster. As the swooping sensation would come, I'd just start saying "wheeeeeee" 😂. It turned the scary into hilarious and fun which often interceped the anxiety.
One of the main guys behind ACT, Steven Hayes, spent a few years in a meditative retreat or some kind commune as far as I remember. The other main source of Asian influence on western psychology is Thich Nhat Hanh, a vietnamese Buddhist monk and scholar of religion who spent a lot of time in the US and whose lectures have been an influence on early research on DBT and people like Jon Kabat Zinn.
My two favorite mental health content creators in one video. Thank you both!
The real healing is realizing YOU are not your thoughts and emotions thus taking space from them. Love this perspective is being spread🙏🏼
I don’t have schizophrenia but I do have a few other mental illnesses that seem to never cease for long enough. My self talk is shocking but my therapist has been using some ACT on me and it has helped immensely in my self-belief and inner talk. Love this video, thank you so much ❤
ACT has been the best thing for accepting and managing my bipolar, and for processing PTSD. Schema therapy was also amazing early on in my therapy journey, and helped me understand how trauma and early experiences shaped the struggles I was currently facing.
I admire you Lauren, thank you for all you share with us 🥰😘🙂
Im currently doing my thesis for my bachelors degree in psych on psychological flexibility and levels of depression in young people so this was a very nice watch
Emma has literally changed my life w her videos and delivery. I really believe she is a gift from God.
Loved this conversation between two people I respect very much! And love how much you can tell they're excited to talk to each other :)
Lauren you are so amazing! So grateful for you and what you're doing for us. I'm learning so much on your channel.
I find myself doing ACT exercises to manage my schizophrenia. It helps in managing the intensity. Thing is it takes away from the focus of enjoying or engaging fully in the moment. From an outsiders perspective im aware that im disengaged, destracted and while this is happening i "forgot" to put on that "social mask" one might need or expect in order to thrive. Society likes reminding me by asking if im okay or "how am I doing." With medication for me it just helps the "mask" fit better- for society's sake, I know its not my true mask.
Love, love, love the two of you together- you really bring out good information in each other and it was super informative. This is the first time I've seen your channel, I think it came up because I do subscribe to Therapy in a Nutshell. I appreciate so much what you each bring to the table about mental health. Thank you 🎉❤🎉❤ (subscribed 👍)
Thank you both for explaining this in a way that can be used with schizophrenia issues. We are going to work with this for sure.
Great video! Very interesting and informative.Emma is awesome! I have learned so much from her and her channel.This is the first I have seen this channel.Thank you for having her on and for a great episode!
I would love to see a video on schizophrenia and mindfulness.
I have heard that mindfulness often doesn’t work for schizophrenia. Emptying one’s mind can lead to more hallucinations, and focusing on the body can do the same as well.
@@gigahorse1475 Research has shown that in schizophrenic patients, mindfulness intervention leads to better psychosocial functioning, improved positive emotions, and reduced negative symptoms. I have used mindfulness for the treatment of my schizophrenia in the last 12 months and my symptoms have improved significantly. Mindfulness doesn´t have to mean „emptying one´s mind“, it´s more about being in the present moment and working with emotions and thoughts, quite like ACT therapy (sometimes mindfulness is called „the third wave of CBT“). I agree that a week-long silent meditation retreat doesn´t have to be suitable for people with hallucinations. But I believe that reasonable mindfulness intervention, including focusing on the body, can be very helpful for people with all kinds of psychic problems including schizophrenia.
I have schizotypal disorder, which is on the schizophrenic scale. I find mindfulness helpful in dealing with the depression and anxiety that tends to accompany my disorder. A skill I have yet to develop is separating true mindfulness, which is simply restful awareness, with ideas of reference. So I avoid certain mindfulness exercises while driving because I end up getting lost! Hopefully I can learn to tell the difference as I continue practicing.
@@1DFunStuff That’s great! I’m so glad it works for you. I may just have some misconceptions.
@@ralphloen6901 I’m so glad it helps you as well!
Love this! Thank you Lauren & Emma.
I appreciate this commentary. Thank you for sharing this. I recently came to the realization that I AM NOT schizoaffective but rather that I HAVE schizoaffective disorder. Kinda nice to hear this ACT approach echoed as helpful for me to shift my identity away from my diagnosis. Thanks
Hey Lauren! I've known many good people who worked in mental health. My introduction to it was poor but it rapidly improved.
Thank you both of you to speak up about enforcing non-cookie cutter approach treatment in public. I absolutely do the very similar way to rethink educating myself with my so-called " 5th wall". If you are interested in what it exactly means, please let me know.
I have had the hardest time to take the word " coping" I even looked up the word in a bunch of dictionaries. Synonyms of coping that I could fit my notion of the word itself is '' enduring ". I personally think the coping skill instructions are more towards" positive negative " For instance, I would hear from my trainer " do something you like or want " Or "relax and meditate " which often causes me to feel some sort of my incapability to keep my uncontrollable symptoms compared to those who don't require coping skills. I do use some of the coping methods that I was taught but I always thought this is not everybody to " feel better".
I am more towards learning about my mental illnesses which are "PTSD/CPTSD, Major depressive disorder, ADHD Schizophrenia affect, Generalized anxiety disorder, disassociate disorder, memory loss between 0yrs old to 10years old.
In essence l agree with the method accept the fact what I am expecting is legit, there's nothing wrong or learning about my mental state from various resources as long as I am not done building my way in order to stay in touch with my sanity of myself. This can be tough, I could get sucked into the shame spiral. But I have a need to hit the rock bottom to get back up/rising phe phoenix if that makes any sense. Therefore this video gave me good feedback for I naturally do to move forward towards better inner being.
I think lots of us who have journeyed with poor mental health at some point in our lives will end up with this approach. We just have a name for it now. I recognise a lot of areas I have used myself as someone with adhd and therefore more prone to anxiety. I listen to Emma regularly and find her content so helpful for both myself and also others I am helping to manage their anxiety levels better. Great conversation.
Love Emma 🤍 her videos have helped me with my anxiety in the past. And I really appreciate your videos and openness with sharing your experience. This and your other videos give me so many insights. I’m really grateful. Hope that you and your family are well. ☀️
❤ ACT explained very briefly and well!!! Thanks to both of you!
✨💖 ✨This was wonderful!
Thank you so much! ✨💖✨
Great video. I love Emma’s explanation. In therapy I found ACT very helpful and continue to use the skills I learnt even though I’m not currently in therapy.
Wonderful information no matter where you are at in your life journey.
I learned so much in this episode. Thank you! ❤
A million thanks 🕊️ 🐝 so helpful
The two of you are amazing, I follow both of you.
Thank you. Incredibly informative❤
I find clearing and reading are excellent tools
It's been a while since I stopped in but good to catch up with you're latest vid, Your new hairstyle looks awesome!
Thanks
I love her channel... Extremely helpful ❤
Shared this link with a family member...
I use this ACT method a lot to deal with the weird sensations, pains and emotions that accompany having MS.
Then you probably know already but Russ Harris, the author mentioned in this book, was originally a medical doctor specializing in chronic pain diseases and has since switched to becoming an ACT therapist/advocate because he saw how useful ACT is even for chronic pain.
@@Teilnehmer no, I didn't know that, but it makes a lot of sense. thanks for sharing!
Great video :)
When you’re staying…at the Bittersweet Motel…🎶
Thanks!
Hi.. could you tell me about your physiological symptoms of schizophrenia...??
I like her larain
Have you ever heard of the schizophrenic revelation given to Frank Hammond? He wrote a book called Pigs in the Parlor. I am learning about this from this angle and think it is the answer to the issue of schizophrenia.
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This means there is hope! The problem is spiritual in nature . Check it out!
This sounds like DBT.
They are both very similar. They belong to what is known as contextual therapies.
Also, number one is reading the Bible!!!
The Bible makes me worse but that is good if it helps you!
@@Catlily5how do u know if you got it ive been smoking canabis for years and now im anxious all the time i cant eat. Ive been having songs play over and over again in my head and im worried about it wich makes it worse!
@@LG-fj2gr Go see a mental health counselor if you can.
@@Catlily5 told my mum about it days ago she said if it gets any worse or anything she said she will take me to see a doctor.
@@LG-fj2gr That's good!
Emma???
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It's just "pray it away" bullisht. I don't want good vibes. I want free money so I can buy land miles from the nearest person.
Clinical Psychology... what a bad joke it is (for the most part). Sad...