Travis Wells

  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    A Beginners Guide to CBT
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    If you've been diagnosed with anxiety or depression, you may find yourself stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    You may also feel trapped in feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and fear, while frequently having thoughts suggesting that nothing will ever get better.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in helping people struggling with these situations. It is based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are all connected, and that dysfunctional patterns of behavior are often caused by unhealthy, negative thought patterns. These negative thought patterns, in turn, can have a massive impact on how we feel as well as how we behave.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Imagine you make a mistake on a project at work, and this is causing you distress. As a result, you begin experiencing negative thoughts about yourself and interpret this situation as you being useless.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    The next day, you call in sick so that you won't have to face the consequences of your mistake.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    This scenario is an example of a negative thought pattern, and as you can see, it is not a healthy response.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Cognitive behavioral therapy can break you from negative cycles like these.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    It introduces you to strategies and techniques that can help you retrain your brain to see things from a positive perspective.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    By practicing CBT techniques, you gain the ability to see where your negative thoughts come from and decide if there is any actual evidence to sustain them.
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