Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes explains acceptance and commitment therapy, where you stop fighting your anxiety or depression and instead accept the discomfort. Steven C. Hayes calls this "dirty discomfort." The goal is living a meaningful life while the painful feelings stay.
Hey there, everybody. It's Doc Snipes. If you have anxiety, depression, or even chronic pain, sometimes it can feel like you get stuck in that loop, that distress loop. So one thing you can do in order to help yourself get out of that distress loop is to stop struggling with it. And in acceptance and commitment therapy, Hayes calls this dirty discomfort. When you get angry or depressed or anxious about being angry, depressed or anxious, or any. Even in pain, instead of struggling with it, embrace it. Say it is what it is. How can I live my rich and meaningful life today as best as I can and have this condition, have this feeling that I'm having?
