But this cheap-thrill version, this sort of ease definition, the feel-good definition of happiness is an empty promise. Unless we get wiser as to how to carry the difficulties of life in a way that's self-compassionate and empowering, we can… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
Antidepressant medications, you still have some depressive thoughts. Antipsychotic medications, you still have some psychotic symptoms for the vast majority of the people taking them. But it gives them a little separation, and it doesn't control his behavior as much… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
“If you were on a bus trying to go east in a maze of dirt roads in a large valley, you might not be… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
If a therapist is feeling insecure in therapy, a lot of therapists will try to sort of push that aside to try to do… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
ACT psychology is a psychology of the normal. A lot of the psychologies that are out there are built on the psychology of the… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
Your history's not going to go away; it isn't the same thing as dirt on the floor or paint peeling off the walls; it's… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
I want good science, and I want it to be realistically marketed. I wouldn't like only two countries on the planet that allow pharmaceutical… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
The government ought to help out, because the average citizen can't go out and be doing reviews of the scientific literature. And focus on… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
The mental cognitive processes that we're targeting are ones that narrow human beings' repertoire and make it harder for them to learn to be… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
What keeps me up at night in a negative way is, if we don't solve the problems of the human heart and of the… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
There are times when you felt especially important to another person, or cared about or loved or accepted. Well, loving relationships aren't something you… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
I kind of look at what's on the T-shirts and I see another solution, which also worries me. I see "Just do it." "No… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
The definition of happiness being very emotion-oriented - the problem is that there's too many quick and dirty ways to chase that in ways… — Steven C. Hayes Copy Share Image
