Defusion

How to manage an anxiety attack

Managing intense anxiety and panic involves shifting from trying to control or eliminate the experience to accepting and allowing it.…

2 weeks ago

Mastering the Experience of a Panic Attack

Experiencing a panic attack can feel intensely frightening, like an attack on one's very being, leading to a sense of…

2 weeks ago

Finding Freedom and a Fulfilling Life with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for anxiety is an approach that shifts the focus from trying to eliminate or control…

4 weeks ago

Mental Freedom

Mental freedom involves liberation from the dictation of your thoughts, allowing you to choose how to respond to your inner…

1 month ago

ACT or CBT for anxiety?

ACT and CBT offer distinct approaches to addressing anxiety. CBT often focuses on identifying and challenging maladaptive thoughts and reducing…

1 month ago

Embracing Experience: Understanding and Moving Beyond Avoidance

Experiential avoidance, the attempt to evade unwanted inner experiences, plays a significant role in various mental health challenges, including anxiety,…

3 months ago

Steps to Overcoming Dread: Calming Your Mind and Building Resilience with Self-Help Techniques

Feelings of dread often involve activation of the brain's threat system (amygdala) and an overwhelmed cortex, accompanied by negative thinking…

3 months ago

Uncoupling from Thoughts: The Power of Defusion

Defusion techniques involve a shift in how we relate to our thoughts, so that we see them as mental events,…

5 months ago