Cognitive Defusion Exercises
Tangled in intrusive thoughts? These exercises will help you understand that your thoughts are not the absolute truth. They will allow you to gently notice your thoughts as they pass by, detach from them and let go.
Has Being Caught In My Thoughts/Emotions Worked For Me?
Label Your Thoughts
Say Your Thought Out loud
Thank Your Mind
Imagine What Your Thought Looks Like
Break the Pattern of “I Can’t”
Appreciating Stuck Moments
Picture Who Is Saying That Thought
Appreciate Your Thoughts like Music
Fish in the Water
Thoughts Are Like a Waterfall
Stuck On Right or Wrong – Do These Labels Really Help?
The Clouds and Sky Metaphor
Is the Thought I Am Having Helpful?
Why Am I Stuck In This Thought?
Notice Your “Sticky” Thoughts
What Are My Thoughts Trying To Do?
Stuck On How Things Should Be – Rats in a Maze
Looking Out for Bears
The Mountain Signpost
Find Something You Can't Evaluate
The Kidnapping Question
What If Your Thoughts Really Controlled Your Actions?
Have You Ever Had A Thought But Acted Otherwise?
Your Image On Social Media
How To Let Go Of Reasons For Not Doing Things?
