Thanks for taking the time to comment. Still finding my feet a bit with the presentation and where to pitch it and trying to find a balance between what ACT therapists, therapists who don’t know ACT and people who aren’t therapists at all will find helpful.
And thanks for taking the time comment Roger, it makes all the difference to me knowing that someone has gained at least something from these videos and I’m connecting with real people!
I thought your channel was already super popular due to the production quality and the content value so I think you're doing great. Just keep 'em videos coming and you'll be good 👍
Accepting we have certain thoughts and noticing when they are occurring and how frequently; and also how we feel about having particular thoughts is key to making progress. However, I think it would be helpful to have a video explaining how ownership or the absence of ownership of thoughts correlates to acceptance or otherwise of thoughts in order to deal with them; because acceptance is generally positive, whereas ownership isn’t always that way.
Thank u so much for these videos Stu! They really do help me! Of all the therapists I watch on UA-cam, u are the most compassionate & sincere so I find myself watching ur videos the most. Thank u for ur time, effort & caring. You DEF r good enough for UA-cam! Thank u!🥰💜
Thanks Lauren, glad you find them helpful. Getting in the flow with them now regarding how I feel in front of the camera, and the practical side too in terms of editing etc so hopefully plenty more helpful content to come.
@@TherapyinACTionOfficial Well I'm so glad ur getting more comfortable making this style of videos bc I certainly would love to see more! Thx again!! 🥰
Does this work for core beliefs/schemas? Wouldn't keeping the paper in front of you keep you stuck in rumination about the painful belief by reminding you of it at all times? Also, do you use this in the initial session with your clients?
Well in this metaphor the paper has to be there (as there is no psychological mechanism to stop thinking that is healthy) but it isn't directly in front of you. Having it in front of you will be the same as rumination, and most likely keep you stuck. We need to try and find away (and I appreciate this isn't easy) to metaphorically put that paper on our laps (i.e. have an acceptance of the thought being there but not allowing it to get in the way of taking some meaningful action in the present moment). So if you weren't ruminating what would you be doing? Whats the rumination getting in the way of? I would do this very early. Session one might be more fact finding about why they have come to me and if its something i can help with. I would almost certainly doing it in session 2 or 3 and then finish the session with something along the lines of using the next sessions to practice ways of metaphorically putting the thoughts on our lap so they don't interfere with what we want to get out of life (but make it more specific to their therapy goal). Hope that makes sense!
Your teaching style is clear and succinct. I’m a therapist who has been learning and practicing ACT for a year now and found this helpful!
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Still finding my feet a bit with the presentation and where to pitch it and trying to find a balance between what ACT therapists, therapists who don’t know ACT and people who aren’t therapists at all will find helpful.
I appreciated this brief lesson. Thanks for taking the time.
And thanks for taking the time comment Roger, it makes all the difference to me knowing that someone has gained at least something from these videos and I’m connecting with real people!
great explainer
I thought your channel was already super popular due to the production quality and the content value so I think you're doing great. Just keep 'em videos coming and you'll be good 👍
Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say so.
thought the same!
@@bdzapata love your avatar :D
Great! Thank you.
Thank you very much!! It was a beautiful exercise
Accepting we have certain thoughts and noticing when they are occurring and how frequently; and also how we feel about having particular thoughts is key to making progress. However, I think it would be helpful to have a video explaining how ownership or the absence of ownership of thoughts correlates to acceptance or otherwise of thoughts in order to deal with them; because acceptance is generally positive, whereas ownership isn’t always that way.
Thank u so much for these videos Stu! They really do help me! Of all the therapists I watch on UA-cam, u are the most compassionate & sincere so I find myself watching ur videos the most. Thank u for ur time, effort & caring. You DEF r good enough for UA-cam! Thank u!🥰💜
Thanks Lauren, glad you find them helpful. Getting in the flow with them now regarding how I feel in front of the camera, and the practical side too in terms of editing etc so hopefully plenty more helpful content to come.
@@TherapyinACTionOfficial Well I'm so glad ur getting more comfortable making this style of videos bc I certainly would love to see more! Thx again!! 🥰
Does this work for core beliefs/schemas? Wouldn't keeping the paper in front of you keep you stuck in rumination about the painful belief by reminding you of it at all times?
Also, do you use this in the initial session with your clients?
Well in this metaphor the paper has to be there (as there is no psychological mechanism to stop thinking that is healthy) but it isn't directly in front of you. Having it in front of you will be the same as rumination, and most likely keep you stuck. We need to try and find away (and I appreciate this isn't easy) to metaphorically put that paper on our laps (i.e. have an acceptance of the thought being there but not allowing it to get in the way of taking some meaningful action in the present moment). So if you weren't ruminating what would you be doing? Whats the rumination getting in the way of?
I would do this very early. Session one might be more fact finding about why they have come to me and if its something i can help with. I would almost certainly doing it in session 2 or 3 and then finish the session with something along the lines of using the next sessions to practice ways of metaphorically putting the thoughts on our lap so they don't interfere with what we want to get out of life (but make it more specific to their therapy goal). Hope that makes sense!
That helps a lot, thank you so much 😊
Huh...my comment disappeared. Weird.
i got that for a week too lol
This is stupid