There’re other examples of unhelpful thought patterns. Some are particularly unhelpful when struggling with depression. Those will be shown tomorrow. Not that today’s examples aren’t unhelpful. They’re just not *as* damaging.
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Everyone has unhealthy thinking patterns. Patterns prone to error, patterns that hinder more than help. In depression, these are amplified, and need to be identified as a start. This helps the sufferer to realise that if the thoughts are from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So yeah it ain’t easyyyy but if you’re in need of cbt, don’t give up! It gets easier with practice.
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.