3 Instantly Calming CBT Techniques For Anxiety
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has taken a bit of a bad rap recently with meta-analytical research showing it seems to be getting increasingly less effective in the treatment of depression.
And neuroscience is showing that strong emotions often precede thoughts, so changing thoughts may do little for extreme conditions like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and addictions.
So in this video I seek to give you a sense of the true values and limitations of CBT, and I share 3 CBT techniques for anxiety.
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0:00 Introduction: Aurelius was wrong on this
2:14 The shaky theory of changing thoughts to change feelings
3:40 3 simple CBT techniques for anxiety
3:53 CBT Technique 1: Focus on how the feelings will change
5:48 CBT Technique 2: Chew it over, and act normal
8:25 CBT Technique 3: Catch the underlying assumption and chase down logical conclusions
10:08 Summary
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