Chronic worriers probably try loads of ways to control their worrying. But somehow they don't work. The worries keep coming. Clearly these techniques are not working. What is going on here then?
What about trying hard not to think about the worry? We all know that if you are worried that you might keep looking at the spot on your friend's nose, you will be unable to keep your eyes off it. It is just the same when you try not to think about your worry. Your mind keeps coming back to it again and again. The more you try not to think about something, the more you tend to think about it. Frustrating and depressing.
The thing is, that if you try actively not to think about something, you have to think about it in order not to think about it. Mmm. So that method is not going to work. The benefit of cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy as a treatment is that the toolkit of techniques is huge with something suitable for everyone.
What about trying hard not to think about the worry? We all know that if you are worried that you might keep looking at the spot on your friend's nose, you will be unable to keep your eyes off it. It is just the same when you try not to think about your worry. Your mind keeps coming back to it again and again. The more you try not to think about something, the more you tend to think about it. Frustrating and depressing.
The thing is, that if you try actively not to think about something, you have to think about it in order not to think about it. Mmm. So that method is not going to work. The benefit of cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy as a treatment is that the toolkit of techniques is huge with something suitable for everyone.
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