The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping by Rebecca E. Williams

By Rebecca E. Williams

Most addictive habit is rooted in a few form of loss, be it the dying of a family member, coming to phrases with barriers set through power illnesses, or the tip of a dating. through turning to medications and alcohol, those that have suffered a loss can numb their grief. within the technique, they put off their therapeutic and will force themselves extra into addiction.

The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction deals readers an efficient software for operating via their dependancy and grief with cognitive habit remedy (CBT), dialectical habit remedy (DBT), and attractiveness and dedication treatment (ACT). Created by a psychologist who works for the dep. of Veterans Affairs and a wedding and kinfolk therapist who works for Sharp Mesa Vista health facility, this mindfulness education workbook is valuable for treating the emotion dysregulation, pressure, melancholy, and grief that lie on the center of dependancy. irrespective of the loss, the mindfulness abilities during this workbook support readers approach their grief, ensure the functionality their habit is serving, and substitute the dependancy with fit coping behaviors.

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He can see now that in the past, the thoughts built on themselves repeatedly, making the emotions so intense that they seemed unbearable. Now he is beginning to catch his repeat-­offender thoughts as soon as they strike. Knowing where they came from and that they aren’t rational allows Tony to break free from their spell. Tony enjoys using the “Consider the Evidence” worksheet to uncover a more ­balanced perspective. He finds this especially helpful in arguments with Carmen, when an unbalanced thought places all the blame on her or tells him she doesn’t care about him.

Experimenting in this way gives Carmen the hope she needs to keep working through the book, and she looks forward to seeing even more progress in the future. Conclusion Like Carmen and Tony, you have likely had some ups and downs while doing the work in this chapter. Maybe there have been times when you wanted to quit or when your addiction got worse. You may have lost faith at that point or thought, This won’t work for me. All of that is normal. This is a process, and you are only at the beginning.

To make space for something positive would require you to give up something negative. ” Is this type of thinking distracting you from recognizing your strengths? Write down examples of your “can’t see the upside” thinking: 42 Thoughts Disaster Forecaster You go quickly and directly to punish yourself with a negative thought. You haven’t even had a chance to slow down and explore other options. It feels as if you have already arrived at the negative conclusion, even without all the facts. If you think your doctor is about to give you bad news about your illness, you arrive at a negative conclusion without waiting to hear the facts.

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