Observing Self
The role of the observing self?
What is responsible for focus, attention, and awareness? It is of thoughts but doesn’t produce them.
Acceptance.
What is allowing and making room for painful feelings, sensations, urges, and emotions? Accepting does not mean approving.
Another word for this concept.
What is mindfulness?
Give an example of an area of your life where you have seen progress observing your thoughts/feelings rather than reacting to them.
What is _____
The “curious scientist.”
What is the observing self becoming curious and attentive to one’s thoughts and feelings without judging or trying to change them?
“Drop the Rope”
What is dropping the rope means the uncomfortable thought/feeling is still there, but you’re no longer tied up in a struggle with it? Now you can do something more useful.
What is Hamilton?
Which of your peers do you see practicing acceptance well? Give an example of him/her practicing this skill.
Who is ____
What is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?
What are the 1, 2, 3s of ACT?
What are A: Accept your thoughts and feelings C: Connect with your values T: Take effective, committed action?
Define Contact with the Present Moment.
What is connecting fully with what is happening right here, right now; focusing on and engaging in whatever you are experiencing?
Say your top 3 values 5x as fast as you can.
What are values _____
The role of the thinking self?
What is to plan, judge, compare, create, and daydream.
The first iPhone was released in this year
What is 2007?
Name 3 ways to practice contact with the present moment.
What are breathing exercises, yoga, meditation, or bringing awareness to any ordinary activity in your life?
“Monster” are you fighting today that you need to “drop the rope” and stop struggling with.
What monster?
Meaning of “self-as-awareness."
What is referring to the ongoing process of noticing our experience and contacting the present moment? It is living mindfully and not reacting to situations or experiences.
There are 8 steps in the process of accepting emotions. Name 3.
What are: 1. Observe 2. Breathe 3. Expand 4. Allow 5. Objectify 6. Normalize 7. Self-Compassion 8. Expand Awareness
2 reasons why mindfulness is important to ED recovery.
What are To experience unpleasant thoughts and feelings safely; to become aware of what you’re avoiding; to become more connected to oneself, others and the world; to increase self-awareness; to become less disturbed by and reactive to unpleasant experiences; to distinguish between oneself and one’s thoughts; to learn that everything changes; to have more balance; to experience more calm; to develop self-acceptance and self-compassion?
According to Billboard, this band had the highest-grossing rock tour of 2023?
Who is Coldplay?