What is Acceptance and Committment Therapy?
What is Acceptance and Committment Therapy?Answer: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is relatively new psychological treatment that has shown promise in the treatment of anxiety disorders including OCD. Acceptance and commitment therapy’s central philosophy is that anxiety is part of life and that it is our reaction to the experience of anxiety (and not the anxiety itself) that can be the real problem. For instance, to keep from experiencing anxiety many people avoid certain people, places or activities at the expense of leading a rich and fulfilling life. According to acceptance and commitment therapy, trying to live a life free from anxiety is impossible and only leads to isolation, frustration and disappointment. ACT works to build fle
