Re: Using ACT in the moment

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I think thought labeling is a great " in the moment " exercise...doesn't deny or

resist the thought, just acknowledges it, without buying into it

You are recognizing the obsessive thinking, but know that it is an effect of

what you are believing, and not something you need to resist in and of

itself...resisting it will just make it another " problem "

May I ask you, what is the nature of what your anxiety is concerned about?

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> Hi everyone. I've been MIA on purpose for sometime. I was really getting a

handle on ACT and was moving through life. I felt reading the group actively was

holding me back though, so I chose to take a quiet step back.

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> I'm stuck again however and maybe stepped back to quickly. We had a

earthquake (although insignificant it still got my OCD going), hurricane,

flooding, back to school hecticness. My mind has been going 1000mph with

obsessive thinking and anxiety. I know my problem is using my tools in the

moment. I'm great at using them when things are not so out of control feeling

but it seems when I need my toolbox the most I forget about them. So now I let

my anxiety levels get back to place where I feel like I'm not accepting. I

feel like I need to relearn everything over again.

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> How do you remember to use your tools when you need them the most? Is it just

from doing it over and over again. Maybe I need to show myself more loving

kindness?

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> I'm not even sure what my main purpose of this email is, it did make me feel

better though sharing my feelings.

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