Realty Slap, was: ACT exercises to help with feelings

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hey RussThank you for this, I already send it to a good friend of mine who defintely could you this...I think this one should go viral!Let me just use this occasion to say how well I understand that you feel that "The reality slap" is the best you've xritten...I already knew some about your son Max and how much all of you did to help him move beyond his autism, but reading more of the personal side of this, interwoven in the rest of the text... deeply moving and very inspiring.I really hope this book will get into the hands of many.So dear list folks: please consider buying this one! - and using it, of course.Best to all,Maarten

> >> > Hello> > > > Every few months something triggers what I perceive to be a crisis - a> reality slap, to use the book title - and I end up writing on here with a> specific issue with ACT that I've not resolved. That time has come again.> > > > There are lots of techniques to defuse from unhelpful thoughts. I find> that noticing 5 things and the leaves on a stream imagery helps enormously,> but there are others too. I find them easy to practice, any time I want to.> > > > > But for feelings.....> > > > I only have The Happiness Trap, which offers "expansion" for feelings. I> am surprised how little we talk about expansion on the forum, as compared to> defusion. I find that expansion does nothing for me. It does nothing to> change the way I perceive the feeling in the pit of my stomach. I perceive> that feeling to be worse than any pain I've ever suffered, and I can't seem> to change that perception. I know I can't get rid of it, but I want to> change my perception of how significant it is.> > > > My question: is expansion the only ACT exercise that can help with> feelings you get? Is there anything else in the other books that might help> me? Something meditation-based? Someone once mentioned something about an> exercise where you picture someone reaching in and "touching" the feeling in> your stomach, whilst practicing expansion, but I've forgotten about that> one. I think that I need something to practice.> > > > Sorry if this is repetitive. When in a slump, I find I forget things that> people have told me.> > > > Any thoughts very much welcome> > > > x> >> > > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links>