How is ACT different from CBT?

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Posted on 19-12-2022 09:02 AM

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What therapy works best for anxiety?

There are two primary treatments for individuals with anxiety: cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt), which involves learning how to lower anxiety and face distressing situations. Medication management with antidepressants, which works well on its own but even better when coupled with cbt. During therapy, continue to show your support by: asking your loved one what you can do to help them. Asking if you can attend a therapy session to learn some skills to better support them. Making time for your own life and interests to sustain your energy. Encouraging your loved one to try another therapist if the first one isn’t a good fit.

Tanya j. Peterson is the author of numerous anxiety self-help books, including the morning magic 5-minute journal, the mindful path through anxiety, 101 ways to help stop anxiety, the 5-minute anxiety relief journal, the mindfulness journal for anxiety, the mindfulness workbook for anxiety, and break free: acceptance and commitment therapy in 3 steps. She has also written five critically acclaimed, award-winning novels about life with mental health challenges. She delivers workshops for all ages and provides online and in-person mental health education for youth. She has shared information about creating a quality life on podcasts, summits, print and online interviews and articles, and at speaking events.

C ome back into your body

You may have health anxiety if you: constantly worry about your health frequently check your body for signs of illness, such as lumps, tingling or pain are always asking people for reassurance that you're not ill worry that a doctor or medical tests may have missed something obsessively look at health information on the internet or in the media avoid anything to do with serious illness, such as medical tv programmes act as if you were ill (for example, avoiding physical activities) anxiety itself can cause symptoms like headaches or a racing heartbeat, and you may mistake these for signs of illness.

You struggle, you fight, you try and push as hard as you can to try and get out that quicksand. You might start trying to run. And as you're using your feet and hands to get unstuck. But the harder you try, the more effort you put into getting out of this quicksand, the faster you sink down the into it. A wise person passing by says: “hang on a minute! instead of trying to struggle, try something different. Stop struggling and actually, not only stop struggling, but try and open your body out flat onto the quicksand. The more you can open your whole body out and be fully in contact with the quicksand without trying to struggle, then you'll stop sinking.

Choosing a committed life direction gives act its heart. What do i want my life to be about? what do i value? what gives life purpose? these profound questions have the power to clarify our vision, shape our actions, and connect us to our dreams. Too often, we get caught up in chasing feelings. “i’ll be happy when i feel less anxious, more secure, more control. ” turns out feelings are hard to catch. They’re faster than we are. Instead of chasing feelings, act encourages chasing meaning instead. Feelings come and go but what you value is an anchor that endures over time.

1. Get your rational brain back online. This means pushing back and not allowing yourself to go down those rabbit holes of what-if. Instead, consciously shift your focus to the present, do a reality check, engage your adult, rational brain. Don’t let those obsessive thoughts continue to run. 2. Track your anxiety and catch it before it gets too high. Check-in with yourself every hour or so, and rate your anxiety. If it starts to get to a 4 or 5, it's time to ask yourself what is going on, time to take action before it climbs up to that danger zone.

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