Intrusive Thoughts And Overthinking: Cognitive Defusion in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Have you ever struggled with intrusive thoughts? Thoughts that bully you, push you around or tell you what to do? In this video I discuss how to unhook from intrusive thoughts via the process of cognitive defusion. Cognitive defusion is a term used in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and is the process of learning to step back from your thoughts. Instead of getting pushed around or bullied by your thoughts you learn to let them go. In other words, cognitive defusion means:

☐Looking at thoughts rather than from thoughts
☐Noticing thoughts rather than being caught up in thoughts
☐Letting thoughts come and go rather than holding onto them

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🔵 CHAPTERS

0:00 What is cognitive fusion?
1:09 What is cognitive defusion?
1:42 Cognitive defusion technique one
2:19 Cognitive defusion technique two
2:38 Cognitive defusion technique three
2:59 Cognitive defusion technique four
3:26 Cognitive defusion technique five

Cognitive defusion is also inherent in mindfulness meditation. By practicing mindfulness you can develop the ability to pause, take a breath, observe what is going on and gain perspective. Several research studies have shown that mindfulness reduces negative self talk.

🔵 MINDFULNESS EXERCISES TO AID COGNITIVE DEFUSION

Mindful Breathing: https://youtu.be/ZdrpeuAAvAE
The Body Scan: https://youtu.be/-R-cKdxE1Y8
Listening To Sounds: https://youtu.be/7HAjyZKCydc
Working With Difficult Thoughts: https://youtu.be/0vsCWK_1wz8

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Teresa Lewis is the founder and Director of Lewis Psychology and a Senior Accredited psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Snr. Accred). Qualified in 1995, Teresa has been providing counselling and psychotherapy treatment for nearly 30 years. Teresa holds a masters degree in counselling and psychotherapy and is a qualified EMDR Practitioner having completed training accredited with EMDR Europe. Teresa is also a qualified adult educator and an accredited Mindfulness teacher As a recognised expert in her field Teresa is frequently asked to conduct editorial reviews and endorse counselling and psychotherapy books for international publishing houses.

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