- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
We typically have little control over our thoughts, but we often invest them with a lot of authority—even when they contradict what our experiences tell us to be true. Take a moment right now and think There''s a hungry grizzly bear sitting next to me. Chances are you didn''t take that thought literally and run screaming from the room. But what if instead you had thought, I''ll never get a better job, I''m boring, or No one loves me? Just like that terrifying grizzly, these more garden-variety thoughts are just words and pictures that pop into our minds. But often we take thoughts like these literally and let them trick us into avoiding the lives we really want to live.
Leave Your Mind Behind offers a collection of light-hearted practices readers can use to learn to observe their thoughts without getting caught up in them. Each practice is grounded in a component of the new acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) called cognitive defusion: the process of de-fusing or not identifying or becoming one with your thoughts. Sometimes downright strange—imagine yourself hearing your thoughts in the voice of a headless monster!—these activities don''t seek to stop or control problematic thinking. Instead, they work to show readers how to observe thoughts without judgment and learn to live with the confounding and marvellous word-making, story-telling machine that is the human mind.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- acknowledgments
- Introduction
- — 1 —
- — 2 —
- — 3 —
- — 4 —
- — 5 —
- — 6 —
- — 7 —
- — 8 —
- — 9 —
- — 10 —
- — 11 —
- — 12 —
- — 13 —
- — 14 —
- — 15 —
- — 16 —
- — 17 —
- — 18 —
- — 19 —
- — 20 —
- — 21 —
- — 22 —
- — 23 —
- — 24 —
- — 25 —
- — 26 —
- — 27 —
- — 28 —
- — 29 —
- — 30 —
- — 31 —
- — 32 —
- — 33 —
- — 34 —
- — 35 —
- — 36 —
- — 37 —
- — 38 —
- — 39 —
- — 40 —
- — 41 —
- — 42 —
- — 43 —
- — 44 —
- — 45 —
- — 46 —
- — 47 —
- — 48 —
- — 49 —
- — 50 —