🦄👻🐉 3 COMMON CBT "MYTHS"

As CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) becomes more popular, I thought it could be helpful to do a thread on CBT myths.... 1//5 🧚🏼‍♂️ Myth #1: CBT doesn't get to the root of the issue.

CBT focuses on identifying your core beliefs, which often developed in childhood and inform how you view yourself. A core belief could be “I’m unlovable”. Then we work on understanding *and* transforming that core belief.

🧚‍♂️Something that I love about my work as a psychologist is how learning about emotions and the human brain has helped me in my personal life. In grad school, I learned how to effectively LABEL emotions – and it was life changing. Today, I want to share those insights with you. We have emotions for 3 main reasons.

Emotions:
1⃣communicate to us
2⃣communicate to others
3⃣organize action

Update: I’ve had 2 therapy sessions. I really appreciate how my therapist set an agenda, and they asked for my reactions and key takeaways (from the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale, lol). It’s interesting to be a therapist and know what the other therapist is doing.

https://twitter.com/DrJeffCohen/status/1341764986092318720

I’ll be sharing more about my experience as I feel comfortable, and I’d love to see more #TherapistsInTherapy in 2021.

🧚 Fun Fact: Before I went to therapy, I didn’t know that there are different types of therapy.

Today, I want to share 5 different approaches to therapy. These aren’t exhaustive definitions, but I hope these help people start their own research on different options for care. 🧠 Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT): You identify thoughts and behaviors that you want to change, and the therapist helps you create a plan (using coping skills and other tools) to change those thoughts and behaviors. CBT often emphasizes practical solutions for problems.