The ultimate goal of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is to help us move closer to what we care about in life.
From an ACT perspective, the main thing that gets in the way of this is when our behavior becomes primarily about avoidance. When we’re focused on avoiding difficult thoughts and feelings, we’re not focused on moving toward what we care about.
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