Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Abstract

So you're saying that I can't do anything about my anxiety?Therapist: I'm not telling you anything… I'd just like you to check what your experience has to say. As you've gone to war with your anxiety, has it gotten smaller and moved off to the side of your life, or have you seen it becoming, unbelievably, even larger and more central in your life? Client: …Central.Therapist: I'd like you to consider the possibility that this battle with anxiety is one you can't win. It's like a rigged game, and the way this game turns out is your life…