In this brief animation Dr Russ Harris author of the international best seller The Happiness Trap, illustrates how to use ACT (Accept Commitment Therapy) to deal with the corona crisis and the fear, anxiety and worry that goes with it.
Here’s a quick summary of the key steps, and in the pages that follow we’ll explore them all in more depth:
F = Focus on what’s in your control
A = Acknowledge your thoughts & feelings
C = Come back into your body
E = Engage in what you’re doing
C = Committed action
O = Opening up
V = Values
I = Identify resources
D = Disinfect & distance