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What a Thought Is Not

  By Shawn | August 13, 2011 - 2:31 pm | Articles, Ask the Shrink
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We are not our thoughts

It is rare that I embrace poetry. As much as I appreciate a well-turned phrase, I’m about as unpoetical as a braying cat on a hot winter’s night. (See what I mean?) But this poem managed to catch even my unrefined eye. More →

Tagged acceptance and commitment therapy, thoughts
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