Guest guest Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Is compassionate detachment an oxymoron? This question was posed in a film review I just read: http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/movies/detachment-starring-adrien-brody-directed-by-tony-kaye.html I admit that I have trouble with this at times. When I started to learn, thru ACT, to distance myself from my painful feelings triggered by certain thoughts, I resisted that. I felt like I had distanced myself from my feelings my whole life, so I wanted to honor them and give them a voice. The expansion component of ACT feels compassionate, and when combined with defusion, which I consider detachment, it can be quite powerful, but I still resist. Do others feel that ACT can be a way to practice compassionate detachment with yourself? Does it affect how you relate to others? ~ lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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