Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes acceptance and mindfulness paired with commitment action to make lasting changes that will improve quality of life. The ACT approach to living with chronic pain is altogether different and refreshing. It helps patients to accept that while pain may be unpleasant, their lives don’t need to be put on hold in order to manage it. In many ways, ACT works to reverse the negative patterns that many pain patients have endured for years. Attempts to avoid pain can sometimes cause more harm than good, both to the body and peace of mind.
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