This is a characteristic inherent to the cognitive processing system itself—the suppression behavior activates the monitoring process, and the efficient operation of the monitoring process precisely increases the accessibility of the target thought, forming a vicious cycle of "suppression—rebound—stronger suppression—more intense rebound".
Within the framework of [cognitive-behavioral therapy], the core strategy to break this vicious cycle is to abandon active suppression and adopt acceptance and exposure intervention techniques—that is, to allow thoughts to exist but not to react, or to weaken the reaction.
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Watching Jie Nianzhou as his expression began to gradually change the second he heard me mention [Thought Suppression Paradox].
Nan Zhubin smiled and said, "Is there now a white bear appearing in your head?"
Jie Nianzhou nodded.
"...Yes."
"Then before you entered the consultation room earlier, even during our consultation, have you thought of this white bear?"
