One of the things that distinguishes cognitive behavioural therapy from the sort of therapy you see in American films, is that we focus on the here and now. We don't bother too much about what might have happened in your childhood. We are much more interested in how to make your life better now. More of an action focus than an analytical one.
Similarly, one of the things that distinguishes humans from animals is our ability to contemplate the future and reflect on the past. This is helpful. It allows us to plan for the future, and learn from the past. This helps us to solve problems. But it is also unhelpful, because this ability to contemplate and reflect also means that we worry about the future and go over the past again and again, ruminating on what we might have done better or what someone who said something really meant.
These worries and ruminations are not much help. They tend to just go round and round on the same old stuff. Worries are in some nebulous, imaginary and usually rather scary future. Ruminating and groaning about the past is not much help either. The past is over and done with.
But we can relearn how to use this amazing ability to contemplate and reflect in a way that is helpful. We can plan for the future in a realistic and helpful way. We can look to see how things that went wrong might be avoided if we take certain action. And this frees up a mass of time so that we can spend more time in the here and now, enjoying life, immersing ourselves in activity, getting involved with other people.
So rather than analysing everything, give my sort of cognitive behavioural therapy a go. The addition of hypnosis will excite you once again to possibilities and delight!
Similarly, one of the things that distinguishes humans from animals is our ability to contemplate the future and reflect on the past. This is helpful. It allows us to plan for the future, and learn from the past. This helps us to solve problems. But it is also unhelpful, because this ability to contemplate and reflect also means that we worry about the future and go over the past again and again, ruminating on what we might have done better or what someone who said something really meant.
These worries and ruminations are not much help. They tend to just go round and round on the same old stuff. Worries are in some nebulous, imaginary and usually rather scary future. Ruminating and groaning about the past is not much help either. The past is over and done with.
But we can relearn how to use this amazing ability to contemplate and reflect in a way that is helpful. We can plan for the future in a realistic and helpful way. We can look to see how things that went wrong might be avoided if we take certain action. And this frees up a mass of time so that we can spend more time in the here and now, enjoying life, immersing ourselves in activity, getting involved with other people.
So rather than analysing everything, give my sort of cognitive behavioural therapy a go. The addition of hypnosis will excite you once again to possibilities and delight!
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