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My understanding is that working on more positive self-talk can be an effective component of therapy for self esteem issues. You can't control how you feel, or
by TrevorJ 10y ago
My understanding is that working on more positive self-talk can be an effective component of therapy for self esteem issues. You can't control how you feel, or what you think about yourself but talking is an action that can be controlled, and it can reinforce both positive and negative patterns of thought and behaviour.
To be clear, I am not an expert so this is only my limited understanding of the concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy
- sb8244 10y agoNot therapist either, have seen this first hand a couple of times. CBT is what I remember talking a lot about in school. Although, I wonder if it's more effective for situational behaviors (being on an airplane, sleep, etc) rather than emotional state as part of one's existence. He seems to employ CBT like behaviors in what he does though, which seems to work for him. I do agree with your observations. My only criticism is that most people probably don't experience what the author does on a day to day basis. It can be trivializing a real problem in mental health to say that it does.
- TrevorJ 10y agoYour point is well taken, I agree.