Sublime

What makes logical sense for action in the outside world does not necessarily make psychological sense in the world of thoughts and feelings.

Selon les TCC, ce qui provoque les troubles émotionnels, c’est un excès de confiance dans nos interprétations dogmatiques du monde. Une personne déprimée est sûre que les choses iront toujours plus mal ; une personne souffrant d’anxiété sociale est sûre que les autres ne l’aiment pas. Nous pouvons apprendre à remettre en question nos dogmes et nous

ACT research we discovered that our efforts will be more effective if we learn to keep bringing our minds back to the present and our ability to choose in every moment how we will act.

The essence of psychotherapy lies in a willingness to get systematically interested in why we constantly respond in the bizarre and uncalled-for ways we exhibit. It asks by what sequence of formative experiences an otherwise perfectly decent and intelligent person could be led to sob on the floor or threaten to jump out of the window after an argum

How can you only think rational thoughts if the very nature of thought allows anything to be mentally related to anything else in any way at any time?

alexithymic, which you may recall from Chapter One is a condition in which people do not know how to identify and describe their feelings.

Third, you learn to make different explanations, called reattributions, and use them to dispute your automatic thoughts.

People at Level 2 are usually acting from either fear or pride. They usually think in black and white and see life with tunnel vision. If they feel they are wronged, they hold grudges and never release resentment. No matter how much evidence might prove otherwise, their egos tell them they are right.