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• derefr 17y ago
  The word "platitude" springs to mind, as well as the phrase "it's easier said than done." Everyone knows the basic processes of cognitive behavioral therapy; it's applying them when you're actually feeling anxiety that's hard.
  • csbrooks 17y ago
    >Everyone knows the basic processes of cognitive behavioral therapy (cough) Um, yeah, of course. Of course we do. (cough) [darts off to wikipedia]
  • jongraehl 17y ago
    I agree that it's not easily done. If thinking about the fear abstractly doesn't work (it probably won't), actually allow yourself to imagine/feel the negatives you believe as concretely as possible. I don't see how you can approach knowing what's really going on in your own mind if you're unwilling to observe without trying to suppress and control. I can accept that reasoning away the specific concerns/self-beliefs isn't always possible. Some things really are hard and require practice, even after obviously buggy internal thoughts (usually exaggeration of the negative consequences you risk by trying) are refuted.