People with OCD feel they are at the mercy of unwanted and intrusive worries (obsessions). They often fear great harm will come to them or others, frequently as a result of their carelessness or mistakes in judgment. Examples of such painful obsessions are worries about picking up life-threatening germs, or about forgetting to turn off […]
Clinical depression can be a debilitating and painful illness that can significantly affect our relationships and ability to work. While sadness may be one of the hallmark characteristics of depression, there is also a constellation of negative moods, harsh thinking patterns and diminished motivation. The individual often feels weak, discouraged,and defeated, which prompts withdrawal from […]
How Do You Distinguish Between Healthy and Unhealthy Anger? We are all born with the predisposition to experience anger. Furthermore, anger is often a constructive and valuable emotion. It is often a signal that something meaningful is upsetting us. Anger mobilizes our attention and prepares our body to take action that often is adaptive. However, […]
People with social anxiety have an intense dread of social situations. They try to avoid situations where they might be judged negatively by others. They fear they will act in a way that will be embarrassing or humiliating. People with social anxiety often feel caught in a vicious cycle. They anticipate being embarrassed in social […]
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How Common is Panic Disorder? Between four and six million American adults will have panic disorder at some point in their lives. Panic disorder usually begins in young adulthood, but can happen earlier or later in life. What Are the Consequences of panic disorder? If untreated, panic disorder can have significant consequences. The distress of […]
In CBT and practically all schools of therapy, the guiding principle is to reduce suffering. And who can argue against trying to wipe out depression that is so excruciating in its level of pain that you think of anything you might do to stop it; OCD that takes up the better part of your days… [Read More] […]
“To accept that pain is inherent and to live our lives from this understanding is to create the causes and conditions for happiness.” — Suzuki Roshi The thesis here is: beware of the assumption that (with a little right- headedness) we can and should minimize the impact of adversity in our lives; or that inner […]
The first step with anger is to determine whether it is (1) an appropriate response to a situation and therefore needs to be allowed, accepted and, usually, expressed: (2) obscuring a more basic, threatening feeling (e.g. hurt), in which case anger needs to be understood as a defensive reaction and then bypassed to help the […]
Counteracting Social Anxiety 1. Order Managing Social Anxiety Client Workbook This manual is produced by the Treatments That Work program and provides detailed, step by step procedures for assessing and managing social anxiety. These procedures are based on research-tested programs. 2. Start out small in facing your fears. Make a list of the social situations […]
How common is social anxiety? Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common types of psychological problems. About 15 million American adults have social anxiety disorder. Approximately 36% of people with social anxiety disorder report symptoms for ten or more years before seeking help. Isn’t social anxiety just a form of shyness or introversion? […]
Schema-Focused Therapy (SFT) was developed by Jeffrey E. Young, Ph.D. While working with Dr. Aaron Beck at the Center For Cognitive Therapy, Dr. Young noticed there was a group of clients that did not respond as quickly or strongly to traditional cognitive therapy as one would hope. These clients, who tend to have long-standing problems […]
You can also download this survey as a Word Document here. Are you troubled by the following: An intense and persistent fear of a social situation in which people might judge you Fear that you will be humiliated by your actions Fear that people will notice that you are blushing, sweating, trembling or showing other signs […]
Cognitive therapy differs from traditional therapy in many ways. Cognitive therapy is: active directive focused on the present time short-term Cognitive therapy emphasizes: identification of problems and goals that are shared by client and therapist clear-cut agenda for each session self-help homework recommended for practice and progress objective measures of outcome The therapist’s role is […]
