RE: defusing images

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Jim and Grant - GOOYMAIYL, , chapter 2, is about relational frame theory. The "milk, milk, milk" exercise is a DEFUSION technique. GOOYMAIYL, pp. 72 and 73, explains the dynamics of the "milk, milk" exercise with a suggestion for applying the technique to your own situation (use a word that represents a negative thought you are wrestling with.) The purpose of DEFUSION is to help you relate to your thoughts in a new, more effective way.The "looking at your hand" experience sounds more like CONTACT WITH THE PRESENT MOMENT/CONNECTION core principle to help you focus on what's going on right here, right now, instead of dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. When I look at a familiar word long enough it starts to look funny and maybe like it's not spelled right. Or when I study someone's face carefully. All of those would count as CONTACT WITH THE PRESENT/CONNECTION if they unhooked me from thinking about the past or the future.But it doesn't really matter what category your ACT tool falls into, as long as it helps you live a valued life. And being too analytical about the structure of ACT is not helpful either if it is delaying one's use of the tools. The hexaflex is a cool way to organize my toolkit but the tools don't have to be organized in any particular way to be useful. I just have to know where to find them and then use them when I need them.Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 16:23:57 +1000> Subject: Re: defusing images> > ... having said that I don't think it is the same process (Milk Milk => Defusion, Observing objects in new ways is more just mindful observing> and noticing, though they relate as per the hexaflex (defusion and> mindfulness)) but those things relate to relational frame theory - it> covers these issues.> > Forum, anyone have a better grasp of RFT? I've heard > explain RFT in some podcasts. I think it covers the topic Jim is going> into here.> > G> > > > Hi Jim,> >> > That rings bells for me. Really interesting topic you've raised here.> >> > Have you come across the mindfulness of the hand exercise?> > http://www.thehappinesstrap.com/free_resources> >> > The same thing happens in relation to drawing real life objects.> >> > G> >> >> >> > > >>> >>> >> Hi,> >>> >> I have a question about defusion. The 'Milk Milk' exercise is quite> >> fascinating: The way words loose their meaning and bacome just sounds. I> >> remember as a child i noticed this phenomenon when saying 'Car park'.> >>> >> I have also noticed another phenomenon which I think must be related, if> >> not> >> basically the same thing- but it occurs with images rather than words. If> >> you look at your hand or foot (Or any one's hand or foot or even a> >> different> >> part of the body), for long enough it can appear quite alien. It appears> >> to> >> be something that maybe you have never seen. In my experience it can look> >> quite deformed or more to the point of a form I have never seen before.> >>> >> Has any one ever had experience of this? If you have : Do you think it is> >> basically the same phenomenon as we experience with words when we repeat> >> the> >> over and over again? We feel we know the reality of what milk is just> >> from> >> the word but when we repeat it over and over we come to the realization> >> that> >> milk is not, in fact, the word milk but rather something that can't be> >> fully> >> described or understood by using a word. When we see images (Like our own> >> hands), we feel like from the image we know what we are seeing (It's a> >> hand)> >> but the image falls way short of giving us an understanding of what we> >> are> >> truly looking at.> >>> >> Is this all nonsense or does it ring a bell with anyone?> >>> >>> >> > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*>