Cognitive Bypassing: How to Get Out of Your Head
Cognitive bypassing occurs when we overthink to avoid feeling uncomfortable emotions like sadness, fear, or anger. In this episode, Dr. Rick and I share our personal experiences with cognitive bypassing, and explore how we can step out of our heads, get in touch with our emotions, and live a more fulfilling life.
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Key Topics:
0:00: Introduction
2:00: What is cognitive bypassing?
3:05: How cognitive bypassing comes up in therapy
6:10: The function of cognitive bypassing
11:10: Does insight lead to action?
18:45: “Feel your feelings” vs. self-actualizing
24:50: Leveraging your cognition to create space from your feelings
30:00: Body sensations and self-compassion
33:15: Relating to others
38:55: Practical steps to being in touch with yourself
42:20: Intensity, valence, and opening to empathy
45:15: Rigidity and resistance
50:00: The range of possibilities within your constraints
56:35: Recap
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