"a classic study ... demonstrated that attempts to suppress thoughts about a white bear paradoxically increased the frequency of such thoughts ... Subsequent research has established links between this rebound effect as a laboratory phenomenon and clinical disorders. For example, thought suppression has been associated with increased electrodermal responses to emotional thoughts, suggesting that it elevates sympathetic arousal. Evidence also exists that attempts to suppress pain are unproductive.
Acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies counter suppression and, thereby, alleviate emotional distress."
Hofmann SG, Asmundson GJ. Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapy: New wave or old hat? Clin Psychol Rev 2008; 28(1): 1-16.
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