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© Third Wave Psychotherapy/Seaghan Coleman, LCSW 2015 www.ThirdWavePyschotherapy.net permission granted to copy freely for client use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Radio Metaphor Suppose you have this radio. It is an ACT radio and therefore, you know it is probably a metaphor. In this case, the metaphor is that the volume of the radio reflects the problems in your life. So, the sounds from the radio are things like thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and problems. At times, the radio can seem pretty quiet. At other times, it seems very loud. Mega Blastr volume Mega Blastr volume

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Page 1: Radio Metaphor 16-1 - Third Wave Psychotherapy · Radio Metaphor Suppose you have this radio. It is an ACT radio and therefore, you know it is probably a metaphor. In this case, the

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AcceptanceandCommitmentTherapyRadioMetaphor

Supposeyouhavethisradio.

ItisanACTradioandtherefore,youknowitisprobablyametaphor.Inthiscase,themetaphoristhatthevolumeoftheradioreflectstheproblemsinyourlife.So,thesoundsfromtheradioarethingslikethoughts,feelings,bodysensations,andproblems.Attimes,theradiocanseemprettyquiet.Atothertimes,itseemsveryloud.

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Page 2: Radio Metaphor 16-1 - Third Wave Psychotherapy · Radio Metaphor Suppose you have this radio. It is an ACT radio and therefore, you know it is probably a metaphor. In this case, the

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So,atanygivenmomentthevolumeoftheradioreflectsthe“noise”ofyourcurrentproblems.Youaretemptedtowanttoturnthevolumedownwhenthingsinyourlifegetveryloud.So,yougotograbthehandyvolumeknobandslideitdown.However,assoonasyoudo,thevolumebouncesrightbacktoexactlywhereitwas.Thishappensoverandover.Asmuchaswedon'twanttoadmitit,thisisperhapsthenatureofhowthisworks,isn’tit?Wehavealreadytalkedabouthowcontroldoesn’treallywork,haven’twe?Understandably,though,yougetreallyfrustratedwiththeradioandyoudecidetothrowitoutthewindow.Youpickitup,readytohurl!Thenyouseeanotherknobontheside.

Itismarkedwillingness.Youdiscoverthatthoughyoucan’tturndownthevolume,youcanalwaysturnupthewillingness.Howeverloudthingsget,istheremayberoomtoacceptpainasitis?Howcanyoudothis?Youcanjustacknowledgethesitutationandletthefeelings,thoughts,andbodysensationsjustsit.Youmightsaythingslike:

• Wow.Thisissomestrongdisappointment.• Thispainisthrobbinglyintense.• OK,IguessIfeeldepressed.

Sometimesweareallgoingtobeoverwhelmedanddiveintooursuffering.Whenwedo,wemaybeabletorideoutthestormaswellaswecanandthenafterwardshaveroomtosay:

willingness

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©ThirdWavePsychotherapy/SeaghanColeman,LCSW2015www.ThirdWavePyschotherapy.net

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• Myemotionsgotthebetterofme.That’sOK.Sometimesthathappenstoallofus

• WeareallbozosonthisbusWhenwedothis,sometimeswecan“createspace”aroundourexperience.Whenwedo,itfeelslikethereisabitofroomtobreatheinsteadoffeelingtotallycrushedbyourproblems.

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