How we feel impacts how we think, and how we think impacts how we feel. Because of this, during difficult, threat-focused times in our lives, we can easily become stuck in a vicious cycle where our distress fuels unhelpful thoughts, which in turn cause more distress. This video explores:
- Thoughts
- Unhelpful thinking loops/our tricky brain
- Using mindfulness and self-compassion to get unstuck
There are mindfulness and self-compassion audio files on this alternative NHS Lothian webpage which can be downloaded and listened to (https://services.nhslothian.scot/lcps/compassion-focused-therapy-audio-tracks/)
Resources to accompany this video: Thought strategies handout; Attention and mindfulness handout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzUoXJVI0wo – (Sushi Train, thought defusing metaphor, Russ Harris)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX2N9Z6KKI8 – (Compassionate mind, Lewis Psychology)
Mindfulness Resources – https://www.oxfordmindfulness.org/learn-mindfulness/resources/
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