Mind Traps & Unhooking
What is the ACT skill of stepping back from thoughts instead of believing every thought?
Defusion
What does mindfulness mean?
Paying attention to the present moment.
In the Bus Driver metaphor, what do the passengers represent?
Thoughts & feelings.
Who notices your thoughts and feelings?
Me
What are values?
The kind of person you want to be and what matters to you.
True or False: If I think something, it must be true.
False
Name one thing you can notice using your senses right now.
Anything seen, heard, felt, smelled, or tasted.
True or false-uncomfortable feelings always need to go away before we can do what matters.
False.
Are you your thoughts?
No
Which is a value: A) Getting an A B) Being a good learner
B) Being a good learner
Name one way we practiced unhooking from thoughts.
What mindfulness activity uses your senses to help you focus on the present?
What ACT skill helps us make room for difficult feelings instead of fighting them?
Acceptance
Finish: "I am having a thought that..."
Say any thought
Name one value you can practice at school.
Any value
A thought says: "Nobody likes me." What ACT skill could you use?
Defusion
When your mind wanders during mindfulness, what should you do?
Gently bring your attention back.
Name a feeling people often try to avoid.
Thoughts and feelings come and go. What stays the same?
The observer/noticing self
What's the difference between a value and a goal?
A goal can be completed; a value is something you keep living.
Finish this sentence: "Thoughts are not ______."
Facts
Name three things mindfulness can help with.
Why might fighting a feeling make it stronger(think purple elephant metaphor)?
Because we spend more energy focusing on it and struggling against it.
Name one way the "noticing self" is different from thoughts.
It observes thoughts instead of being the thoughts.
Name one action that shows courage.