Thursday, September 6, 2007

Cognitive Therapy - use visualization

When countering incorrect emotional beliefs with fact, don't just state the truth to yourself; use visualization of the truth. Engage on a feeling level, not just an intellectual level, in order to cement the truth in.

So, for example, if I find myself feeling that no one loves me, counter it with specific examples of people I know me, but also take the time to stop and visualize and feel the love I have experienced. The eventual aim is to be able to associate the emotional belief with a new emotional belief, not just a theory.

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