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When cognitive reframing meets severe self-criticism

My mindfulness teacher says thoughts are just thoughts but my thoughts tell me I am worthless and they feel completely real and consuming.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Standard mindfulness instructions about thought observation can feel dismissive when dealing with entrenched patterns of self-attack.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mindfulness as psychological intervention?”

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