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No one is a success | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. No one is a success. 11 March, 2015. It’s normal for your mind to judge, to declare you a failure or a success. The truth is that you’re neither. Sometimes you fail and sometimes you succeed. Who you are doesn’t change. Sometimes they seemed to him the most corrupting influences in his life.’. The Nice and the Good. Photo credit: What about us? 11 March, 2015. Tags: acceptance and commitment therapy. The problem with self-judgement. Acceptance and ...
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Acknowledge your pain | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. 9 March, 2015. Avoiding unpleasant situations works in the physical word, but avoiding unpleasant thoughts or feelings can make your pain worse. He went into his bedroom and brought back an object in a paper bag. Do you know what this is? Do you know how long I considered taking a drink? She bit her lip, saying nothing. I told you I’m sorry,’ she said. ‘What else can I say? Are you even hearing me? The White Mary: a novel. Get Out Of Your Mind and ...
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Learn to love life’s little pleasures | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. Learn to love life’s little pleasures. 6 March, 2015. Take time to notice the details in your everyday routines and discover the pleasures you miss when you’re in a rush or when your mind is elsewhere. The scent of my underarm deodorant reached my nose. I had rolled it on after the shower without thinking too much about it, just routine. 6 March, 2015. Tags: acceptance and commitment therapy. How to deal with self-criticism. Enter your comment here.
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. You’re not the story you tell. The story you tell about your life isn’t always accurate. And neither are all your self-judgements. The stories you tell others, and yourself, don’t reflect the real you. 6 February, 2015. You can spend a lot of time planning for next week, next year or even your retirement, hoping things will be better then, never realising how good life is right now. 4 February, 2015. 2 February, 2015. The problem with self-judgement.
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Mindful listening | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. 20 February, 2015. Movie week on the Fiction Therapist continues with Shall We Dance. You often know the answer to your problems, but sometimes you need someone to listen while you work out the solution. Sometimes you need a witness. Other times, you need to wtiness. There is a scene that has always touched me in the movie Shall We Dance? A man whose marriage has ended asks, Why do people get married? How to Train a Wild Elephant. 20 February, 2015.
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Make a perfect mess | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. Make a perfect mess. 11 February, 2015. Striving for perfection won’t help you achieve your goals. Taking committed action and doing what you believe in will help you to live the life you want to lead. 8216;Your day’s work might turn out to have been a mess. So what? 11 February, 2015. Tags: acceptance and commitment therapy. How to achieve your true goal. Don’t be bullied by your thoughts. The mystery of mankind. Negative is normal →. You are comm...
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Being Present | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. ACT promotes ongoing non-judgmental contact with psychological and environmental events as they occur. Learn to love life’s little pleasures. Take time to notice the details in your everyday routines and discover the pleasures you miss when you’re in a rush or when your mind is elsewhere. 6 March, 2015. How to catch the carrot. 27 February, 2015. The mystery of mankind. 9 February, 2015. 4 February, 2015. We’re all searching for something. 23 Janua...
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Committed Action | The Fiction Therapist
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What literature can teach us about living a better life. ACT encourages the development of larger and larger patterns of effective action linked to chosen values. Sometimes you need to pause. A pause, even a long break, can be good to gather your thoughts and decide where you want to go next. 24 March, 2015. You often know the answer to your problems, but sometimes you need someone to listen to you while you work out the solution. Sometimes you need a witness. Other times, you need to wtiness. When we ge...
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