Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for medical detox and provides direction when medical detox removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Medical Detox
Medical Detox often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when medical detox has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult medical detox periods
- A basis for action independent of how medical detox makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Medical Detox
Ask yourself: 'If my medical detox 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 Medical Detox
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when medical detox is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite medical detox, are more sustainable than waiting for medical detox to lift first.