An Approach to Suffering

A brief explanation of the core insight of acceptance commitment therapy

Suffering is a part of the natural furniture of the world. Living here involves encountering tragedy. Seneca once remarked, "What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."

One of the best ways to understand a life philosophy is to look at how it responds to suffering.

Let's take that approach with acceptance commitment th…