I kind of feel like I am being strawmanned here a bit,
Not my intention; I was just trying to clarify the context in which I was interpreting your post.
I didn’t see the criticism of suppression and avoidance as a diss against other theories
Yeah, I’ve had ACT advocates email to me to warn me that eliminating bad feelings is harmful and I shouldn’t promote such a thing. So that might be why I see it differently. ;-)
Point is, I wanted to reply here so that people know there’s more to life than the false dichotomy of suppress or accept. A lot of people seem to not realize that other options are available.
Not my intention; I was just trying to clarify the context in which I was interpreting your post.
Yeah, I’ve had ACT advocates email to me to warn me that eliminating bad feelings is harmful and I shouldn’t promote such a thing. So that might be why I see it differently. ;-)
Point is, I wanted to reply here so that people know there’s more to life than the false dichotomy of suppress or accept. A lot of people seem to not realize that other options are available.