ACT · Defusion
Milk, Milk, Milk
Words are not the things they name
Titchener's repetition exercise — a defusion demo. Say the sticky word aloud for 45 seconds. It loses meaning, becomes just sound. Words are not the things they name.
Sticky word / phrase (e.g., 'I'm broken')
Duration of repetition
What happened to the word's meaning
How this changes my relationship with the thought