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This negative self talk is called Cognitive Distortion, and is the core of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - but I like to use the street phrase "playing yourself"

This negative self talk is called Cognitive Distortion, and is the core of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - but I like to use the street phrase "playing yourself": it's having a dishonest, negative and deceptive self conversation running in your head. And with a simple 10 question checklist one can logically neuter this negative aspect of your own personality quite easily, without electrical stimulation or drugs, and one enters flow to accomplish goals with less friction. If this sounds interesting, try doing a web search of "Cognitive Distortion + Dr. David Burns". You will not regret the time spent investigating, in fact it may supercharge your career.

wfhBrian 3y ago
I was curious about this list of questions. What do you think about this list? https://chat.openai.com/share/64638f92-2790-4938-a1df-75021e5d1dd2 https://chat.openai.com/share/64638f92-2790-4938-a1df-75021e...
- bsenftner 3y ago
  That's the list. It is amazing what these simple 10 questions can do to one's perspective.
luxuryballs 3y ago
this sounds promising but I just want to be a sharp shooter now
- bsenftner 3y ago
  You'll be amazed how fast this works. In 30 minutes your mental state will be significantly improved, if you are subject/victim of any of these extremely common self deceptions.
  - luxuryballs 3y ago
    it seems like it’s going to be messy or a pain to maintain with the whole salt water thing, does it seem like there are lasting effects? brain plasticity changes due to the stimulation or potentially the opposite where you get rebound like with drugs where you are less effective after they wear off than you were before taking them?
    - bsenftner 3y ago
      Not sure what you're referring to with "the whole salt water thing". This is simply talking, talking with yourself, and learning how to recognize when your self conversation is not honest. Often simply the recognition of dishonesty in one's own self thoughts makes that line of reason evaporate with no additional effort. As far as lasting effect: what happens when you learn "a friend" is a constant liar? You simply stop believing them.
dav_Oz 3y ago
Thanks for the resource. The list is indeed helpful and a good start if one is able to have enough distance to recognize the distortion. In my case it was so all encompassing (drowned in the noise) that behavioral therapy just increased my paranoia and made me more unstable. At some point I decided to dig deeper and then it 'clicked' and a overwhelming torrent of emotions got released. I guess everyone's journey is different on that one. Some are more in tune with themselves and just need to establish healthy habits to get back on track, which is already hard enough. Others need to confront whatever they are suppressing with all its built up energy (mostly since childhood) and can only then - after integrating - unlock and access the healthy habits routine otherwise they will be helplessly stuck in undermining themselves. But I agree not everyone needs to confront their demons - so to speak before trying out straightforward methods from behavioral therapy. If you are open and/or desperate enough, you will know if that is the case, is an organic process, albeit very painful.
- bsenftner 3y ago
  > I guess everyone's journey is different on that one. Sounds like your experience is more on the uniquely difficult side; I've been advocating and seeing very positive results from at least a dozen peers since I learned of this method 20+ years ago. For most people, including myself, it was like figuring out a confident is a liar, so one stops listening. Simply not listening to the negative self talk triggers it's own outlook rewiring, typically positively. That negative voice gets humiliated and shuts down.

wfhBrian 3y ago

I was curious about this list of questions. What do you think about this list? https://chat.openai.com/share/64638f92-2790-4938-a1df-75021e5d1dd2 https://chat.openai.com/share/64638f92-2790-4938-a1df-75021e...

bsenftner 3y ago
That's the list. It is amazing what these simple 10 questions can do to one's perspective.

luxuryballs 3y ago

this sounds promising but I just want to be a sharp shooter now

bsenftner 3y ago
You'll be amazed how fast this works. In 30 minutes your mental state will be significantly improved, if you are subject/victim of any of these extremely common self deceptions.
- luxuryballs 3y ago
  it seems like it’s going to be messy or a pain to maintain with the whole salt water thing, does it seem like there are lasting effects? brain plasticity changes due to the stimulation or potentially the opposite where you get rebound like with drugs where you are less effective after they wear off than you were before taking them?
  - bsenftner 3y ago
    Not sure what you're referring to with "the whole salt water thing". This is simply talking, talking with yourself, and learning how to recognize when your self conversation is not honest. Often simply the recognition of dishonesty in one's own self thoughts makes that line of reason evaporate with no additional effort. As far as lasting effect: what happens when you learn "a friend" is a constant liar? You simply stop believing them.

dav_Oz 3y ago

Thanks for the resource. The list is indeed helpful and a good start if one is able to have enough distance to recognize the distortion. In my case it was so all encompassing (drowned in the noise) that behavioral therapy just increased my paranoia and made me more unstable. At some point I decided to dig deeper and then it 'clicked' and a overwhelming torrent of emotions got released. I guess everyone's journey is different on that one. Some are more in tune with themselves and just need to establish healthy habits to get back on track, which is already hard enough. Others need to confront whatever they are suppressing with all its built up energy (mostly since childhood) and can only then - after integrating - unlock and access the healthy habits routine otherwise they will be helplessly stuck in undermining themselves. But I agree not everyone needs to confront their demons - so to speak before trying out straightforward methods from behavioral therapy. If you are open and/or desperate enough, you will know if that is the case, is an organic process, albeit very painful.

bsenftner 3y ago
> I guess everyone's journey is different on that one. Sounds like your experience is more on the uniquely difficult side; I've been advocating and seeing very positive results from at least a dozen peers since I learned of this method 20+ years ago. For most people, including myself, it was like figuring out a confident is a liar, so one stops listening. Simply not listening to the negative self talk triggers it's own outlook rewiring, typically positively. That negative voice gets humiliated and shuts down.