Fight Depression and Anxiety With Your Core Values 26/30 How to Process Emotions

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Clarifying your core values is essential to fighting depression and anxiety.
You can learn to identify and act on your core values as an antidote to constantly struggling against your emotions.
In this episode we’re going to talk about how to create a life where you feel a sense of peace and integrity. You’re going to get a chance to clarify your values and see how striving towards them is the key to a fulfilling life, which is what I call happiness.
Russ Harris’ Video on Values vs. Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-lRbuy4XtA

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In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life’s direction.
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21 Comments

  1. Dear Emma, thank you very much for this and all your other videos! Would it be possible to make another video on how to find one's personal values? In my teens, I had strong values and integrity. But with time, there were more and more traumatic events in my life, I became more and more depressed. Once a curious, hard-working and "gifted" student, I lost interest in learning new things, reading and doing the extra mile.. it felt so hard and draining, like I had no energy left. I lost my faith in God, which was something I could orient myself on till now. When my family crumbled and relatives distanced themselves from us after telling them what was going on and begging for help, I became cynical concerning the value of family and bloodties. Helping others started to feel like giving and never receiving…After years of psychotherapy I am doing much better now and I met a fantastic partner. But in my deepest core, there stayed something dead, sad and cynical. Something, that still feels like I'm drowning and that I have no energy left, because all I should do is try to survive, not to live, just survive. It feels very hard to elaborate how I would like to be… What are the most important traits one/me should have? Thinking e.g. "I want to be hard-working" puts a lot of pressure on me mentally and that shames me. I would LOVE to hear your fantastic insight on that! P.S. I am not a native speaker, so please forgive any potential mistakes in the text

  2. From personal experience, moral values like selflessness, sacrificing, unconditional love, kindness and being a giver , etc qualities are very beautiful but can turn out to be useless in the end. Try choosing practical qualities like hard work and organized planning to achieve worldly success so you have a life less troublesome and more bearable. And let the prior qualities be in just limited amount for selective areas. Or else you will suffer unnecessarily and in my experience, it's best to help yourself first to help others later

  3. For the lady worried she is mean – I would make the distinction between nice and kind.

    I'm not a nice guy. But I'm kind.

    A nice person is nice to you – but sometimes to manipulate you and use you.

    A kind person is benevolent – even if sometimes coming off harshly. Think "Tough Love" – one can give tough love and be kind.

    Compare that to: one can be the nicest person in the country – but be manipulative and using of people.

    To me kind > nice hands down.

  4. Family is one of my values but my parents are toxic they are the source to my problems. The rest of the family is self centered and I see noone. It is always me who reached out. I am done and tired of it. 44 single, no kids, no close friends, I kinda feel like I lost the last train. I feel so disappointed in life

  5. I try thinking on the positive side of life, but I'm at point at giving up on art and literature. I can't seem to do anything right. All my life all wanted to do is be part of the animation andor comic book industry. To have my voice be heard and do something fun and creative. But look at me. I'm a autistic/Asperger adult man in his mid 30's still struggling to make a name of his self in the creative field.

    If I can't a good cartoon, comic, video game or even a children's book, then what's the point trying anymore. I have already wasted the last 18-19 years of life trying to succeed at something in the entertainment industry and literature field and I still fail. Life sucks and I suck.

  6. "Combatting depression and anxiety by aligning with one's core values is a profound journey. Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, a distinguished mental health specialist, author, and Sovereign Health institution, adeptly utilize this technique in their holistic approach. Testimonies from both employees and patients highlight the transformative impact of their services. Through therapy and counseling that emphasize core values, they help individuals reconnect with their authentic selves, navigate complex emotions, and find lasting relief from depression and anxiety. Dr. Tonmoy Sharma's advocacy for this approach underscores its effectiveness in helping those in need. This method empowers individuals to build a resilient foundation for emotional well-being and lead more fulfilling lives."

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