Cognitive diffusion,
What is it?
You're probably doing it in some shape or form in your life already.
Distance yourself from a thought that might create pain in your life in some way,
Or cause discomfort,
Or send you down a path that isn't healthy for you.
For example,
The thought,
I am completely incompetent.
The most basic example of cognitive diffusion would be to say,
I am having the thought that I am completely incompetent,
Or I am noticing that I am thinking that I am completely incompetent.
It creates a bit of space,
A bit of breathing room between you and the thought and what that thought can do to you.
It's looking at the thought from the outside in rather than being inside it and being consumed by it and looking out.
So it's observational.
And then cognitive diffusion can be fun.
The more fun you make it,
The more effective it can be.
Like,
You can just be a bit ridiculous,
Like,
I am having the thought that I am completely incompetent.
And then you could,
Like,
Dance around,
Prance,
Even,
Around the room,
Just singing that.
And it creates this massive amount of space between you and the power of that thought.
Or you could do a cartoon voice.
I'm having the thought that I'm completely incompetent.
So that is Cognitive Diffusion.
It comes from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,
Which is kind of like a spiritually amped up version of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy,
CBT,
Because it's really heart-centred and I find it really spiritual.
So I hope this gives you some insight into what cognitive diffusion is.
You may already do it in your life.
If you're not aware of doing it,
Try it out.
It's powerful.
It works.
Have fun.
Bye.
