Do the opposite of what you feel like doing

If you're feeling completely unmotivated, overwhelmed, or tempted to isolate yourself and hide in bed all day, I need you to do something counterintuitive. Don't wait for your mood to change before you act. You need to use a core DBT tool called Opposite Action. What's up? My name is Rich and here is 30 Seconds of Therapy. Let's talk about: Opposite Action. And dialectical behavior therapy, we learned that every emotion comes with a physical urge. Sadness tells you to pull the blinds and isolate yourself. Anxiety tells you to avoid the email. But here's the brain trap: when you obey the urge, you reinforce to your nervous system that the situation is dangerous or hopeless. Action leads emotion, not the other way around. When your feeling doesn't fit the reality of the facts, doing the exact opposite of what you feel like doing forces your brain to recalibrate. You don't have to feel like doing something in order to do it. Move the body and your mood will eventually catch up. Take that steering wheel back today, my Friend. Do the opposite action. Save this video for later.