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		<title>Michael at 15:26, 20 December 2022</title>
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&lt;blockquote class=&quot;definition&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Cognitive Fusion&#039;&#039;&#039; (or just &#039;&#039;&#039;Fusion&#039;&#039;&#039;) is a term used in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to indicate forms of PSS...&quot;</title>
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&amp;lt;blockquote class=&amp;quot;definition&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Cognitive Fusion&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (or just &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fusion&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is a term used in [[Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]] to indicate forms of [[PSS Infection]] that impact and distort the the cognitive process.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Harris, Russ. Act Made Simple: A Quick-Start Guide to the ACT Basics and Beyond. New Harbinger Publications, 2019. https://amzn.to/2MWqp01&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Harris identifies six categories of fusion, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;fusion with the past&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (rumination, regret, blame and resentment over past actions), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;fusion with the future&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (worrying, catastrophizing, predicting the worst, anticipating failure/rejection/hurt/loss, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;fusion with self-concent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (identifying with labels, negative or overly positive self judgment), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;fusion with reasons&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (giving yourself rational reasons for avoidance), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;fusion with rules&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (using rules to avoid pain, avoid guilt and shame), and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;fusion with judgments&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. In LP terms, all these forms of fusion refer to cognitive distortions caused by a [[PSS Infection]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Harris&amp;#039;s ACT does not appear to explore causation, instead simply assuming that fusion is &amp;quot;natural&amp;quot; and inevitable. I do not agree it is natural. Fusion is an adaptation to the damage caused by [[Toxic Socialization]]. Fusion is an inflammatory defense mechanism gone chronic. &lt;br /&gt;
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===Forms of Fusion===&lt;br /&gt;
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Here is a preliminary causal rubric. &lt;br /&gt;
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Pain Fusion is the mind&amp;#039;s way to avoid pain and suffering by avoiding the actions and situations that cause pain and suffering.&lt;br /&gt;
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Guilt and Shame Fusion is fusion connected with guilt and shame. Fusion with the past (rumination, regret) may have started out as the [[RMC]]s attempt to steer an oblivious [[PU]] towards greater [[alignment]] by getting the PU to [[acknowledge]] and [[atone]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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Self-destructive fusion is fusion associated with damage to the [[Bodily Ego]] and its sense of &amp;quot;I&amp;quot;, will, and perspective (I&amp;#039;m a loser, I am sick, I am superior, I can&amp;#039;t do anything)&lt;br /&gt;
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When seeking to avoid, the bodily ego has many strategies. &lt;br /&gt;
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