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12 Oct 2024 — 2 min read

Techniques Designed to Increase Creative Hopelessness

Creative hopelessness is a core technique in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) aimed at helping clients recognize the futility of their current efforts to control or avoid painful thoughts, feelings, and experiences
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