Mindfulness Skills - Video 9 - Flashcard Set
What is mindfulness of current thoughts?
Mindfulness of current thoughts is about noticing and accepting thoughts for what they are.
What type of thoughts should be focused on?
The focus is on accepting thoughts that spontaneously come into the mind, not necessarily chosen thoughts.
What is the goal of mindfulness of current thoughts?
The goal is to change the relationship with thoughts, not to empty the mind or push them away.
How does observing thoughts help?
Observing thoughts helps provide distance from them and reveals them for what they are, helping to see the actual facts of a situation.
What often causes reactive target behaviors?
Reactive target behaviors are often caused by thoughts, beliefs, and attributions about a situation.
How does using mindfulness with thoughts help?
Using mindfulness to thoughts helps to move away from unnecessary suffering and reactive target behaviors.
What analogy is used to describe observing thoughts?
Observing thoughts helps provide distance from them, like a general overseeing the battlefield below to figure out a plan or use other skills to move forward.
Are thoughts catastrophic?
Thoughts are not catastrophic, and using this skill helps to see that even if situations are.
What is step one of mindfulness of current thoughts?
Step one involves observing thoughts, acknowledging they are there, and visualizing them moving down.
What is step two of mindfulness of current thoughts?
Step two is adopting an atmosphere of curiosity about thoughts, noticing how they come and go, and asking where they come from and go.
What is step three of mindfulness of current thoughts?
Step three is reminding oneself that thoughts do not define who we are.
What is step four of mindfulness of current thoughts?
Step four is about opening oneself up to the flow of thoughts without trying to get rid of them.
