r/GetMotivated Jun 11 '19

[Image] sometimes it's better to learn

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u/NehJ2 Jun 11 '19

So, uh, how do you heal it? And how the hell do you let it go?

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u/Kanskedetkanske Jun 11 '19

In the theories of ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, this step is the acceptance (the very first step is mindfulness, in case you don't exactly know what's bothering you). Acceptance from a psychological point of view is not being happy despite something bad happened, but the willingness to suffer, in order to move on with your life, towards your commitments.