Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
This acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) brief practice of holding onto your pain demonstrates how when painful experiences show up in our lives, it's hard to justify accepting it—having it when it's uncomfortable. We generally don't like painful thoughts, feelings, sensations, or memories and want to get rid of it. This experiential exercise is about just that: learning to work with pain and understanding what happens when we fight it or try to control it.
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1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
This acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) brief practice of holding onto your pain demonstrates how when painful experiences show up in our lives, it's hard to justify accepting it—having it when it's uncomfortable. We generally don't like painful thoughts, feelings, sensations, or memories and want to get rid of it. This experiential exercise is about just that: learning to work with pain and understanding what happens when we fight it or try to control it.
Get your free acceptance and commitment therapy self-help ebook to learn more ways to hold onto your pain:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
All things TZSW:
fb.me/thezensocialworker
instagram.com/zensocialworker
twitter.com/zensocialworker
thezensocialworker.ca
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
