Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Steven C. Hayes PhD, Spencer Smith
ISBN-10:
1572244259
ISBN-13:
9781572244252
Pub. Date:
11/01/2005
Publisher:
New Harbinger Publications
ISBN-10:
1572244259
ISBN-13:
9781572244252
Pub. Date:
11/01/2005
Publisher:
New Harbinger Publications
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Steven C. Hayes PhD, Spencer Smith
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Overview

Get ready to take a different perspective on your problems and your life—and the way you live it.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a new, scientifically based psychotherapy that takes a fresh look at why we suffer and even what it means to be mentally healthy. What if pain were a normal, unavoidable part of the human condition, but avoiding or trying to control painful experience were the cause of suffering and long-term problems that can devastate your quality of life? The ACT process hinges on this distinction between pain and suffering. As you work through this book, you’ll learn to let go of your struggle against pain, assess your values, and then commit to acting in ways that further those values.

ACT is not about fighting your pain; it’s about developing a willingness to embrace every experience life has to offer. It’s not about resisting your emotions; it’s about feeling them completely and yet not turning your choices over to them. ACT offers you a path out of suffering by helping you choose to live your life based on what matters to you most. If you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or problem anger, this book can help—clinical trials suggest that ACT is very effective for a whole range of psychological problems. But this is more than a self-help book for a specific complaint—it is a revolutionary approach to living a richer and more rewarding life.

  • Learn why the very nature of human language can cause suffering
  • Escape the trap of avoidance
  • Foster willingness to accept painful experience
  • Practice mindfulness skills to achieve presence in the moment
  • Discover the things you really value most
  • Commit to living a vital, meaningful life

This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781572244252
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 11/01/2005
Series: A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook Series
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 41,346
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Nevada Foundation Professor in the department of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has been president of numerous professional organizations, is author of forty-five books and nearly 650 scientific articles, and is among the most cited living psychologists. He has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering, and is originator and codeveloper of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas; relational frame theory (RFT): an empirical program in language and cognition; and process-based therapy (with Stefan G. Hofmann).


Spencer Xavier Smith is a freelance writer and editor based in Santa Rosa, CA.

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"If you're tired of standard psychological parlance and still frustrated with your quality of life, this book can be a godsend." —-Martha Beck, columnist for O Magazine

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