BRAZING HANDBOOK, 5th EDITION

Get ready to take a different perspective on your problems and your life—and the way you live it. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a new, scientifically based psychotherapy that takes a fresh look at why we suffer and even what it means to be mentally healthy. What if pain were a normal, unavoidable part of the human condition, but avoiding or trying to control painful experience were the cause of suffering and long-term problems that can devastate your quality of life? The ACT process hinges on this distinction between pain and suffering. As you work through this book, you'll learn to let go of your struggle against pain, assess your values, and then commit to acting in ways that further those values.ACT is not about fighting your pain; it's about developing a willingness to embrace every experience life has to offer. It's not about resisting your emotions; it's about feeling them completely and yet not turning your choices over to them. ACT offers you a path out of suffering by helping you choose to live your life based on what matters to you most. If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, or problem anger, this book can help—clinical trials suggest that ACT is very effective for a whole range of psychological problems. But this is more than a self-help book for a specific complaint—it is a revolutionary approach to living a richer and more rewarding life.Learn why the very nature of human language can cause sufferingEscape the trap of avoidanceFoster willingness to accept painful experiencePractice mindfulness skills to achieve presence in the momentDiscover the things you really value mostCommit to living a vital, meaningful lifeThis book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives. Get Ready To Take A Different Perspective On Your Problems And Your Life-and The Way You Live It. Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (act) Is A New, Scientifically Based Psychotherapy That Takes A Fresh Look At Why We Suffer And Even What It Means To Be Mentally Healthy. What If Pain Were A Normal, Unavoidable Part Of The Human Condition, But Avoiding Or Trying To Control Painful Experience Were The Cause Of Suffering And Long-term Problems That Can Devastate Your Quality Of Life? The Act Process Hinges On This Distinction Between Pain And Suffering. As You Work Through This Book, You'll Learn To Let Go Of Your Struggle Against Pain, Assess Your Values, And Then Commit To Acting In Ways That Further Those Values. Act Is Not About Fighting Your Pain; It's About Developing A Willingness To Embrace Every Experience Life Has To Offer. It's Not About Resisting Your Emotions; It's About Feeling Them Completely And Yet Not Turning Your Choices Over To Them. Act Offers You A Path Out Of Suffering By Helping You Choose To Live Your Life Based On What Matters To You Most. If You're Struggling With Anxiety, Depression, Or Problem Anger, This Book Can Help-clinical Trials Suggest That Act Is Very Effective For A Whole Range Of Psychological Problems. But This Is More Than A Self-help Book For A Specific Complaint-it Is A Revolutionary Approach To Living A Richer And More Rewarding Life. Book Jacket.--book Jacket. Act: What It Is And How It Can Help You -- Suffering: Psychological Quicksand -- The Ubiquity Of Human Suffering -- Mindfulness, Acceptance, And Values -- Commitment And Values-based Living -- Human Suffering -- Human Suffering Is Universal -- Exercise: Your Suffering Inventory -- The Problem With Pain -- Exercise: The Pain Is Gone, Now What? -- The Problem With Pain: Revisited -- Living A Valued Life: An Alternative -- Why Language Leads To Suffering / John T. Blackledge -- The Nature Of Human Language -- Exercise: Relate Anything To Anything Else -- Exercise: A Screw, A Toothbrush, And A Lighter -- Why Language Creates Suffering -- Exercise: A Yellow Jeep -- Exercise: Don't Think About Your Thought -- What You've Been Doing -- Exercise: The Coping Strategies Worksheet -- The Problem With Getting Rid Of Things-squared -- Experiential Avoidance -- The Mind-train -- The Pull Of Avoidance / Julieann Pankey, Kathleen M. Palm -- Why We Do What Can't Work -- Accepting The Possibility That Experiential Avoidance Can't Work -- So, What Are You Supposed To Do? -- Exercise: The Blame Game -- Exercise: Judging Your Own Experience: Examining What Works -- Moving On -- Exercise: What Are You Feeling And Thinking Now? -- Letting Go / John T. Blackledge, Michael Ritter -- If You're Not Willing To Have It, You Will -- Acceptance And Willingness -- Exercise: Why Willingness? -- Willingness And Distress -- Exercise: Being Willingly Out Of Breath -- The Willingness To Change Question -- The Trouble With Thoughts / Jason Lillis. Steven C. Hayes With Spencer Smith. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [203]-206). Get ready to take a different perspective on your problems and your lifeand the way you live it. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a new, scientifically based psychotherapy that takes a fresh look at why we suffer and even what it means to be mentally healthy. What if pain were a normal, unavoidable part of the human condition, but avoiding or trying to control painful experience were the cause of suffering and long-term problems that can devastate your quality of life? The ACT process hinges on this distinction between pain and suffering. As you work through this book, youll learn to let go of your struggle against pain, assess your values, and then commit to acting in ways that further those values. ACT is not about fighting your pain; its about developing a willingness to embrace every experience life has to offer. Its not about resisting your emotions; its about feeling them completely and yet not turning your choices over to them. ACT offers you a path out of suffering by helping you choose to live your life based on what matters to you most. If youre struggling with anxiety, depression, or problem anger, this book can helpclinical trials suggest that ACT is very effective for a whole range of psychological problems. But this is more than a self-help book for a specific complaintit is a revolutionary approach to living a richer and more rewarding life. Learn why the very nature of human language can cause suffering Escape the trap of avoidance Foster willingness to accept painful experience Practice mindfulness skills to achieve presence in the moment Discover the things you really value most Commit to living a vital, meaningful life This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives. Drawing on the principles and techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a distinguished psychologist explains how to help individuals accept their lives as they are, overcome the problems associated with avoidance, and identify a set of core values and objectives as part of an overall self-care approach to well-being. Original.