I've been reading through the happiness trap again and there's a problem I have which I haven't quite figured out in my application of ACT.

I suffer from what I would describe as bipolar disorder. At the very least, an affective disorder. And I really struggle with maintaining a balance between awareness and getting absorbed into my thoughts (for creative purposes).

It's like, when I go into my creative thoughts, I have a difficult time unhooking from them, because that's simply what they demand - your undivided attention.

At the same time, I see it as problematic. I'm not sure how to also maintain periods of awareness. It seems like ACT wants you to juggle between them, but I just can't seem to get it to work.

For many years, I've been meditating in the morning, but that doesn't seem to work for me. Part of the issue as well, is maybe I plan to do too much during the day, so I don't set aside time to be aware.

What works for you? How do you maintain balance?

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