Hexaflexercise: Words Of Wisdom (From Future You)

This brief experiential reflection, derived from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, is part of a series called Hexaflexercises, which are designed to evoke psychological flexibility. This particular exercise invites us to consider the perspective of our future self in navigating any challenges we might be facing today.

Transcript

Bring to mind a challenge you're facing in your life today. This could be a relationship conflict, A social situation, A health condition. A work or educational dilemma. Or some other stressful life circumstance. Now imagine you hop into a time machine. And travel one year into the future. To visit your future self. You might say, Hello future me. And this future you. Has already faced this challenge in some meaningful and purposeful way. What words of wisdom might they have to offer you? Or set another way. How would future you like to look back? On how you handled or face this difficulty today.