Re: ACT in a support group

[Guest guest]

hi lisa

ir is amazing that u were able to educate your group about ACT.

i am having some difficulty with this as in my group, some r stuck when it comes

to values vs goals. they have the most trouble identifying and defininy their

values. Mine is a CBT/ERP group.So ACT would be a sorta new thing.

Soon i havta talk about ACT in my speeches at a public speaking class amongst

people who r not even anxiety suffereres, au contraire great public speakers,

plus i have to introduce it to my community, which is completely unfamiliar with

ACT or any form of therapy for that matter. and having any psychological/mental

health sufferings is a huge stigma , so is never shared.

So i am somewhat lost as to how i should go about doing it.

I thought i would start with the Happiness Trap very first chapter, about myths,

control stratergies. i have to keeep my speech between 5-7 minute max so not to

be disqualified.

I have the get out of ur mind book too, but i believe that is better to talk

about amongst people who have some prior knowledge of act or atlest some form of

psychotherapy like cbt.

so basically there;s 3 places i havta introduce act where i am struggling sorta

cbt/erp group: they r stuck on identifying values, and also " acceptance " of pain

is a bit tricky concept for them to grasp

public speaking group: members comprise of great public speakers, so excatly

anxiety or social anxiety suferers

my own community: a lotta anxiety sufferers but clueless about any form of

therapy and stigma.

if u/u'll have any suggestions, advice, that would be great. thanks

wasalaam

[Guest guest]

will probably make you feel even more confident next time you feel those

feelings

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> > > > > Hi all,

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> > > > > I introduced ACT to my anxiety disorders support group today. It was

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> > > > > horrible and wonderful at the same time, as I had a major panic

> > attack at

> > > > > the start of the meeting. But it was wonderful because I didn't

> > leave,

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> > > > > attack passed, and I was able to cogently present some basic info. on

> > ACT

> > > > > (control strategies, avoidance, the six components). We did the

> > " costs of

> > > > > avoidance " exercise (from The Happiness Trap), and members shared

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> > > > > that. My co-facilitator was a great help, as she is very interested

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> > > > > mindfulness. Our subsequent meetings will focus on various tools and

> > > > > exercises for practicing the six elements.

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> > > > > I just wanted to share my small success story.

> > > > > ~ lisa

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