Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for illusory truth effect and provides direction when illusory truth effect removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Illusory Truth Effect
Illusory Truth Effect often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when illusory truth effect has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult illusory truth effect periods
- A basis for action independent of how illusory truth effect makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Illusory Truth Effect
Ask yourself: 'If my illusory truth effect were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Illusory Truth Effect
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when illusory truth effect is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite illusory truth effect, are more sustainable than waiting for illusory truth effect to lift first.