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?

“I’ve blown it so I might as well go out in style!”

ByPaul Brennan RPsych August 17, 2016December 7, 2016

Researchers actually do call it the “what the heck” effect (or something close to that). It refers to the moment when you realize that you’ve blown your calorie goal for the day, so you might as well order pizza and beer. Or the moment when you have one cigarette at a party and go on…

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

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…

Anger Management

Flyfishing

ByPaul Brennan RPsych March 27, 2016March 31, 2016

Flyfishing Based on a metaphor submitted to ACBS by Richard Whitney A good fly fisher knows exactly what the trout are feeding on and can tie up flies that imitate those insects. They are so good at this that the trout cannot tell the difference. They cast the fly into the stream right in front…

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…

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