Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
If you struggle with self-control this brief ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) practice is all about using your attention, coming in contact with whatever may be showing up for you in the present moment to choose how you want to behave. This last point: you choose what you want to do is important. You likely have little control over what triggers painful thoughts or feelings for you but you can control how you react. How do you want to handle your next difficult situation?
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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.
If you struggle with self-control this brief ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) practice is all about using your attention, coming in contact with whatever may be showing up for you in the present moment to choose how you want to behave. This last point: you choose what you want to do is important. You likely have little control over what triggers painful thoughts or feelings for you but you can control how you react. How do you want to handle your next difficult situation?
Get your free acceptance and commitment therapy self-help ebook:
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.
