The ObservatoryThe feeling and the action
Anger, sadness and fear, and the difference between meeting the feeling and running away from it
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- Fear the evening beforeChooseRate
Three feelings, two paths
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Why does it work?
The difference between running away from a feeling (experiential avoidance) and meeting it with care (self-compassion) is well documented: avoidance is linked to poorer well-being over time, self-compassion to better well-being. Sources: Neff (2003) on self-compassion; Hayes m.fl. on experiential avoidance within ACT.
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