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Behavioral Activation- How to Get Motivated to Do Stuff that You Don't Want to Do. Anxiety Course 30
Stop waiting to feel motivated. Do it the other way round.
Who it's for
McAdam teaches behavioural activation step by step: pick activities that give pleasure, mastery or connection, link them to your values, break big tasks into a ladder of small steps, schedule them (ideally with accountability) and give yourself credit afterwar.
Flat, withdrawn, waiting for motivation that isn't coming→Ready to take one small, scheduled action
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What it is
Licensed marriage and family therapist Emma McAdam of Therapy in a Nutshell presents this lesson on behavioural activation. She explains how withdrawing from activities worsens low mood and leads to more withdrawal, and why acting first, rather than waiting to feel motivated, can lift mood.
Where to find it
Free on YouTube.
Before you start
Heads up: Discusses depression and anxiety.
Age: Not rated (suggested 13+)
Dark clouds become heaven's flowers when kissed by light.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 249
