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Staying in a "bad" relationship to try to avoid discomfort, guilt, and potential feelings of loneliness a break-up might entail. Losing a marriage or contact with children due to an unwillingness to experience uncomfortable feelings (e.g., achieved through drug or alcohol abuse) or symptoms of withdrawal.
Thought suppression has mainly been studied using arbitrary thoughts (such as that of a white bear [9]) making it unrepresentative of real problematic thoughts that involve emotion, which could actually be harder to suppress. Meanwhile, studies on TS has proven it to be effective against problematic cognitions, showing a difference in both ...
Thought suppression has been seen as a form of "experiential avoidance". Experiential avoidance is when an individual attempts to suppress, change, or control unwanted internal experiences (thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, memories, etc.). [22] [23] This line of thinking supports relational frame theory.
This practice involves calculated exposure to the things that set off your intrusive thoughts over time, according to the Mayo Clinic, allowing you to manage the triggers that set off unwanted ...
In addition to the environment, this can include your ability to attune to your child’s emotional and physical needs, the feedback and guidance you give them, and your ability to be a secure ...
Empathy causes an individual to understand the physical/emotional pain and suffering of others. When an interaction occurs, cognitive inhibition on the part of the individual causes him or her to respond appropriately and avoid upsetting someone already in physical or emotional pain. Again, this is important in maintaining social relationships.
Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and disturbing, but also normal. Here’s why they happen—and how you can prevent or control them. 10 Ways to Tame Your Intrusive Thoughts
Ironic process theory (IPT), also known as the Pink elephant paradox [1] or White bear phenomenon, suggests that when an individual intentionally tries to avoid thinking a certain thought or feeling a certain emotion, a paradoxical effect is produced: the attempted avoidance not only fails in its object but in fact causes the thought or emotion to occur more frequently and more intensely. [2]