Anger Management

Becoming a Lawyer for your Family Traditions

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016March 31, 2016

Based on a metaphor submitted to ACBS by Richard Whitney

Has your mind tricked you into taking on the role as a defense lawyer for your family traditions?

Anger Management

Looking “at” your thoughts not “from” your thoughts

ByPaul Brennan RPsych February 12, 2016April 5, 2016

Many of us struggle with thoughts that are difficult, painful, unhelpful or just annoying. Part of the problem is that these thoughts tend to follow us around: Even if we go to Mexico, our painful thoughts will probably come along for the ride. Of course there are many distractions that we can use to…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | Anger Management

Two Mountains

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016April 4, 2016

Imagine that you are in the process of climbing up a big mountain that has lots of dangerous places on it. And imagine that my job is to watch out for you and shout out directions if I can see places you might slip or hurt yourself. But I’m not able to do this because…

Anger Management | Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The Battlefield

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016April 4, 2016

You’ve been trying to win the war with your mind, with your anxiety, with your depression, with your anger, with whatever. True? Well, acceptance is about letting the war roll on while you leave the battlefield.

Anger Management | Values

The Clutch

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016April 4, 2016

Imagine that you are driving a car on a journey. However, you begin to notice over time that the engine in this car is very finicky, almost as if it has a mind of its own. It occasionally revs up very high, or bogs down low. As it does this, the car speeds up or slows to…

Anger Management | Defusion

Auctioning thoughts/feelings

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016March 31, 2016

The Auction Based on a metaphor submitted to ACBS by joshua.ruberg Imagine you’re at an auction where your thoughts and feelings are being sold off. You’re allowed to inspect the lots before the auction begins. You can spend some time looking at each item and thinking about how you might use it. When the auction…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | Anger Management

Your life as a movie

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016April 4, 2016

Picture your life as a movie. The first episodes have already been shot. Now the production is moving on. Imagine that you are the director and you can direct an actor that plays your part. But you’re a special kind of director with limited power. You can’t go to the screenplay writer and ask him to change the…

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