Stop Overthinking: Leaves on a Stream ACT Anxiety Skill #30
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2019
- Leaves on a stream is an exercise from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) that teaches cognitive defusion, or the ability to separate oneself from one's thoughts.
Leaves on a stream is a simple guided meditation that teaches an essential skill, how to stop overthinking, by guiding you through the process of noticing and releasing thoughts.
Original activity from Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Stephen Hayes: amzn.to/2udkG0s
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By the way, I didn't get instant help from this my first time. Don't worry about it and don't compare yourself too much to all the other comments saying it helped them a lot.
my psychiatrist gave me this exercise to do, it is very helpful i have to say. you have created a tool to help people like me who suffer with serious mental health problems, and for that i thank you
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Was his name Mike? Lmao
I agree my therapist Matt corny Dave me it and it was very felpfulbto relieve my stress and anxiety
Yup mine sent me here too!
perfect for obessive compulsive thinking
my therapist sent me a link to this page. I'm so glad that I exist in the internet and mental health accessibility era. genuinely grateful.
My therapist gave me this to try for my anxiety and intrusive thoughts a few weeks ago and I finally decided to try it I've been going through a rough patch in my life because I've been thinking of a REALLY bad time in my life recently as it will be a year since then and this really helps I'll definitely keep trying this
For whatever reason that I am not aware of, i almost cried.
I found that there really are spaces between thoughts.
yes :)
0:35 i come back to this a lot because it helps, so here’s where the start of the exercise is for anyone else who does the same :)
This makes me think about how I can stay stuck on 1 thought for too long, it causes the other thoughts to get stopped up. But all of them have to flow through. I am able to take the time to let things flow. And to not run from the bad thoughts because the stream of my body is 1 flowing mechanism. That deserves a chance to be filtered out and cleansed. But it takes a process. Just let the process happen. Let the leaf go down the stream at its own pace. I love how when she said that part, it made me feel confident for some strange reason lol.
homeschoolmom 1988 i was just realizing that too, about staying stuck. i'm still learning to let things flow, every thought brings up feelings for me and those are still overwhelming (i have been processing a few decades of repressed feelings and forget that feelings are ok to have despite never being allowed to have any when i was growing up) - i hope to one day feel confident like you
Interesting, thx
Sometimes, all we need permission to get unstuck from our thoughts and to let it just float away on a leaf. It is very refreshing to release the items that bog us down, one leaf at a time.
i had to do this twice within 2 hours as i was having one of the most severe cptsd attacks to date, i was having the most difficult time focusing on anything. hearing your voice was soothing tho, thank you for sharing your knowledge, for helping people like me who are practically textbook cptsd - this combined with other videos helped bring me back 🙏🏾
This is so good, I'm listening to you at the same time as crickets are around me In my backyard while I'm lying right next to my window and it's dark night it is so soothing that it's like when I was a child and my mother would play with my hair . Thank you very much you have transported me to my childhood even if I'm 37years old
I had to do it twice a day for two weeks before it started working for me. Then I did it twice or once for 2-3 months and then stopped for 10 months. The gap doesn't help at all and I'm in a bad anxious space again, so I'm restarting now. This exercise really helps separate yourself from your thoughts and gain a third person perspective on it. In the beginning, I used to not have faith in it and be bored, but when it started working, I was so happy! All the best, everyone! ❤
That was such a release thanks .It is particularly helpful when you are struggling with intrusive thoughts and ocd
Luved this exercise! It really helped me. You have a very soothing voice.
Thanks
U spelt loved wrong was it miss 💬
@@RKC_editz Nah, I think they did that coz they wanted to xD
@@justachildofGod probaly
I feel at peace after this simple meditative exercise. Thank you for showing me a new path of awareness.
This Leaves on a Stream is awesome, the tranquility is heavenly, the calmness vibrated through me. This just shows what a wonderful person you are to bring so much calmness, you are a very gifted person to have so much calm to put into our thoughts. Thoroughly enjoyed watching and relaxing the video. Feeling so much better, thank you.
Isn't she great?🙂
My Body is filled from Anger, Hate, and Pain.
I put my Anger, Hate and pain on the Leaves floating down stream then My Body Fills up again with more Joyful memories and feeling, but I still Put it all on the floating Leaves on stream, then start to feel More Joy Fill up myself..
I thank my Doctor for her Time She gives me. This is Amazing
I love this Meditation. I’m in tears because it’s makes me feel so much better. You’re voice is so amazingly calm, and familiar like a friend.
Hi Emma, Thank you thank you for this.!!! I have listened to Erkart Tolle, Tara Brach and many people on youtube .. They talk about mindfulness but never tell you how to actually do it.. This is beautiful..!!!
TY Emma, you are my therapist-on-demand
This exercise is legit medicine for my mind :)
When I do exercises like these I get really emotional…finding something that acknowledges how I am feeling and dealing with them 1v1 instead of ignoring them or closing them out. To finally be understood amongst the confusion of oneself. If there are any gamers out there “Celeste” is a really good one that deals with mental illness and what it means to co-exist with it.
This was a very relaxing exercise. Then I noticed my leaves were starting to glow out turn colors. I'm an artist and also have ADHD. I've been leaving so much from your videos. Thank you for all you do. I usually like to watch each video a few times. ❤
praise up to my therapist for this gem
Oh! Please do more exercises like this! Thanks.
This was lovely. Thank you so much for posting this.
This was perfect, thank you so much! Really enjoying your content this week.
Just discovered your wonderful channel. I’ve been watching several of your videos and learning a lot about anxiety. This mediation is lovely. Thank you!
Thank you for uploading this!
My therapist directed me to this video. It takes some hard work to practice this leaves on a steam guide but it can be done.
I loved this. It reminded me of something I already do but it's butterflies in a giant room. I liked this too. Now I can go to this when the other isn't work or doesn't feel right.
I feel over time and with practice , this can be a very useful excercise, I'm planning to even prime my enviroment and go near a stream or body of water and perform it, so it's like complete immersion.
Do you have any progress, how is it going?
@@justaset I would say going good, much better :)
@@inzeymix fantastic to hear, keep it up!
This is really helping me with my worries!Thank you💜
Such a good channel. Thanks for giving us all so much.
I find your voice so incredibly relaxing, and I see how this exercise could be really valuable. But the stream noises stopping and starting is so distracting. I wish it was continuous. I tried putting my frustration on a leaf, it didn't work. :( But thank you so much for all your videos.
Great visualization, really helped clear the mind - thanks!
I use this with clients all the time. Thank yoU!
Thank you I love ACT and use this regularly
Thank you for this exercise Emma.
Right on time! I need all the help I can to achieve peace of mind. Also, your voice is very soothing. Thank you again! 🙏🏾❤️
Thank you so much, this was exactly what I needed to go the next step 🙏🏻😍🦋
Thank you so much. The very best exercise ever demonstrated to me
Thank you so much for this tool !! MUCH love to you !
So much piece from your voice and exercise! God bless you always! 💙
This is one of many videos i watched from you, Emma. The tools you offer make us competent in living better lives. Thank you so much
I feel much better and calm. Thank you. 🙏
Truly have me some peace of mind in Thsi time of Covid distress , can’t gather words to say thank you 🙏🏼
thank u so so much for the work you do. i’ve been dealing with pretty intense anxiety for the last few weeks and your videos are one of the few things that really help ❤
Thank you, very helpful and calming.
Thank you I have been using this almost daily for some time now.
Wow! Cannot mention in words how I am feeling after this mediation. 100% recommend this.
Thank you for caring this much 🙏💜
I love this exercise. It’s wonderful.
This was greatly delivered. Your method of calm and clarity makes it easier to re-direct. Following...
This is one of my favorite mindfulness meditations. Thanks!
This was fantastic to listen to. I feel so much more relaxed, clear minded and at peace after doing this. Thank you =)
I had a mental breakdown outside of a Walmart parking lot and told my therapist. He sent this to me and it was super helpful. 🥹
Thank you so much for this. Cant explain how much i needed this in my life right now. Thank you!
Love the peaceful narration with the beautiful video footage. Thank you!!
Really useful Emma. Great video. Thank you.
This is incredibly helpful. Thank you ❤️
Quick meditation exercise, love it
Thank you so much for sharing this.
From pain to peace...Thank you my phenomenal friend "DMC"
Beautiful, thank you 💜
Great exercise and very helpfull. You just say the right things at the right time in the video. At first it can be hard but if you do it couple of times you are getting real good at it!
Thanks again👍🏼
I loved that exercise, the sound track of the stream really helped me be there.
Excellent ! Thanks!
This reminds me of writing down a worry on paper and tieing it to a tree, or telling a worry doll your worries.
Thank you for this ❤
This made me feel sleepy almost right away.
Thanks for the video. It takes me back to my childhood farms river, when I had felt the most safe and relaxed. I find using this method brings up a lot of emotions that I don't normally take the time to recognize or spend time on.
I do this exercise with my clients all the time.
Wonderful and very Helpful video. Thank you
Thank you for this free content🥰🥰
Love you❤
Amazing exercise im going to keep doing this. Thankyou
Thank you for this
I love your voice, your videos, the techniques you teach... very soothing and gentle 😌 ✨ ☺ 💕
Cant tell you enough how many times this has pulled me out of my intense attacks, it’s the only thing that really works. Just used it now, thank you so much
I intend to try this again. Such a beautiful video just watching it is so calming
loved this - thanks so much - subscribed!
the best exercise for those people that have OCD
Thank you so much for this ❤❤❤
Brillliant!
I came across this visualization while listening to an audiobook not expecting to be “in to it” and it transformed me in that moment and when it was over I was like 😳 what just happened?! haha I’ve been sold on visualizations ever since. They have a very powerful affect.
I love leaves on the stream ur voice is soothing and ur so smart I watch all ur blogs about anxiety and they have helped me alot 5:52
Thank you very much Emma McAdam. your videos are so helpful for my therapy sessions with my Clients. I practically use them as a guide many at times.
this is my last ditch effort when im depressed, and it always works
Thank you so much. God bless you!! ♥️
Wow, I love this excersise thankyou ❤
Thank you so much for this valuable guidance 🙏 .... really helpful...
I really love your uploads, I am learning a lot of skills to manage my emotions and to help others.
Dear Emma Mc Adam I love your work, you are doing an awesome job. Please keep posting and doing this amazing work of yours. I like you as a person because your inner light shines. May God keep you healthy and bless you with long life to walk in the light and share with others too. Amen 🙏
That was fun. I had a lot of leaves to send floating.🌿
Thanks, I am trying to learn ACT techniques and this is useful.
This is so wonderful! I love this meditation! Thank you so much for sharing, it really helped me to relax.😊
This was a great exercise to see that I can actually 'be in the present' more & not let my thoughts distract me
. Thank you!
I love your videos and think you’re great! I’ve been trying to recognise my automatic thinking and stories from my ‘self,’ it’s difficult but this video is a great way of illustrating the fact that we are separate from our thinking....Do you have any other meditation videos? Love & thanks from the UK..🙏🏼💕✨
A.C.T I did Therapy. It’s good to go over things that we’ve l I learned in the past. I found acceptance and commitment therapy very useful. Thank you for uploading this video.
Thank you!
There are several versions of this on youtube. This one is by far the best.
Thanks for this meditation and taking the time to put together an accompanying video. I struggle to do the close your eyes and Imagine stuff and find it really helpful and soothing to have what’s being said accompanied by visuals.