Sublime

Aron Beck, par exemple, un pionnier en thérapie cognitive, a découvert que dans la plupart des cas de dépression, les gens ont une série de faux scénarios ou de fausses croyances et qu'ils répètent constamment ces mythes comme s'ils étaient vrais. Lorsque nous sommes déprimé, nous nous parlons à nous-même de manière non véridique.

The core of the theory was that maladaptive thoughts lead to maladaptive emotions, which in turn drive abnormal behavior.

People with early childhood struggles which impact their attachment style rarely seem to recover on their own. Instead, their lives seem to follow a trajectory passing through anxiety into depression, and possibly later into panic attacks, trauma, or other mental health issues.

Over sixty years ago, Carl Rogers, a pioneer in psychotherapy research, demonstrated that improvement in therapy was associated with a triad of therapist behaviors: genuineness, accurate empathy, and unconditional positive regard.

Psychologists have identified three types of dysfunctional belief important in the development of OCD. The first is an inflated sense of threat and personal responsibility. The second is perfectionism and intolerance of uncertainty. The third is a belief in the over-importance of thoughts and the need to control them.

Aaron Beck, quant à lui, m’a confié qu’il s’était inspiré de la République de Platon et qu’il avait été « influencé par les philosophes stoïciens qui pensaient que ce qui compte, plus que l’événement lui-même, c’est la représentation qu’on s’en fait. Il a suffi que Ellis le reprenne pour que les pièces du puzzle s’assemblent ». Ces deux pionniers,

By their questions and their attention, their careful probing and investigative stealth, the therapist tries – harder than anyone may yet have done – to discover how our presenting problem might be related to the rest of our existence and, in particular, to the turmoils of childhood. Over many sessions, a succession of small discoveries contributes