One common mechanism found in effective psychological treatments[1] is creating awareness to a negative thought(often below awareness) and it's sorrounding emot

One common mechanism found in effective psychological treatments[1] is creating awareness to a negative thought(often below awareness) and it's sorrounding emotion and creating a positive emotion around it . You get that in therapy - unaware thought gets exposed, challenged, in an emotional atmosphere of care. The work works similarly - you start with a negative thought. You question it - that's an awareness process. While doing so other related negative thought sometimes rise to the surface. And the second part - the 2 last question - creating awareness to attached negative emotion , and creating a new positive emotion. That's how it feels to me, from long and very helpful use. And also, the simplicity, only four questions - makes it easier for this to become a habit. On the other side, just from reading about CBT ,it feels like a worthwhile addition to the work, because it's more in-depth treatment of more complex thought patterns like "mind reading" which we do when we try to understand others, and should be done to a reasonable amount . In the work, it's easy to go to the other side and doubt the value of some mind reading at all, which is less valuable for social situations. [1]https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/20/book-review-all-therapy-books/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/20/book-review-all-therap...