acceptance of thoughts & experiences
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It can be difficult to stop resisting our thoughts and feelings. We're all programmed to try to avoid pain and discomfort, but that only makes it worse. The more we try to push our thoughts and feelings away, the more they will come back to haunt us.
Acceptance is one way to help break this cycle. Acceptance doesn't mean that we have to like our thoughts and feelings, or that we have to agree with them. It simply means that we allow them to exist without judgment.
When we accept our thoughts and feelings, we open the door to understanding them. We can start to see why we have them and what they are trying to tell us. Once we understand our thoughts and feelings, we can start to deal with them in a kinder way.