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Reviewing the Unpleasant Events Calendar
- Take a moment to record what was easy and what was hard about this exercise.
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
- What did you notice about breaking the unpleasant experience down into bodily sensations, thoughts, and feelings?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
Knowing What You’re Up Against
Along with helping you register small moments of pleasure or distress in your day, the work with the pleasant and unpleasant events diary is directly relevant to reducing lingering symptoms of depression and preventing relapse.
Starting to notice thoughts and feelings that you are avoiding or not wanting to acknowledge is the first step in learning how to work more wisely with them. Just as a race car driver needs to change tires depending on whether the race track is hot or wet, knowing what you are up against can help you in choosing how best to look after yourself when challenges arise.
Home Practice Reflections in an MBCT Group
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Challenges With Home Practice
Moving your practice from these online sessions to your everyday life can be challenging and you may find yourself having lots of different reactions to the home practice. The first thing we’d like to tell you is that you are not alone. This is actually one of those aspects of the program that sometimes requires a little extra troubleshooting. To support your efforts, we thought it would be helpful to discuss some of the common obstacles that can come up.
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