The official name for this portion is to figure out your Beliefs (B). The event that caused the unwelcome reactions is the Activating event (A) and the reaction, the Consequence (C). But I want to make this introduction to CBT[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Part of CBT involves reflection to get at the heart of an incident or incidents that cause distress or unwanted reactions. I did this when I found myself flying off the handle when dealing with my kids. It’s not an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More on understanding how to think things out in CBT.
It’s up to the therapist to recommend and for the patient to agree on and put into action the choice of therapy. Behavioural Therapy isn’t a second choice or less effective, but just works better for some people.
It’s important to try to achieve small goals, rather than to set large, unachievable goals that end up being discouragement just by being unachievable. That way, behaviour activation will start to gain traction in the mind (since there are small[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More on Behavioural Therapy. Remember to strike a balance – as with most things.
Behaviour activation is all about breaking behavioural loops and exchanging them with better ones.
CBT can be considered very simple… Or very very complex. I try my best to distill the most important components with Dave’s help. I hope it helps! We’ll start with exploring more on Behavioural Therapy.