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    CBT helps the development of our rational thinking and brings us to a more balanced emotional state. By separating emotions/feelings, behaviour and thinking we become more competent in handling a difficult situation.

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    How CBT Can Help You

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    CBT helps the development of our rational thinking and brings us to a more balanced emotional state. By separating emotions/feelings, behaviour and thinking we become more competent in handling a difficult situation.

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    How CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) can hel you

    By Maurizio Bisogno 2014

    CBThelpsthedevelopmentofourrationalthinking
    andbringsustoamorebalancedemotionalstate.By
    separatingemotions/feelings,behaviourandthinking
    webecomemorecompetentinhandlingadifficult
    situation.Thevarioustechniquesitusesaimat
    exploringdifferentpointofviews,stoppingthe
    automaticthoughtsgeneratedbydifferentsituations
    andreachingamorerealisticideaofwhatis
    happening,andmakingusmorecapabletodecidehow
    appropriateareourthoughtsandouremotionstoa
    specificsituation,thereforehowappropriateisour
    behaviour.Infact,thesetechniquesarebasedonan
    groundprinciplewhichstateadirectlinkbetween
    ourthoughts,ouremotionsand,possibly,our
    actions.Thesethreecomponentsareinterlinkedin
    suchawaythatbyimprovingoneofthemwecreatea
    desirablechangeintheothertwo.Weareguided
    towardarevisionoftheinterpretationofcertain
    realityoreventinordertoascertainitsvalidity.
    Thisseemsanimportantpoint:CBTdoesnottryto
    replacenegativethoughtswithfalsepositiveones,
    CBTlooksforeneliminationofundulyheldopinions,
    thoughtsthatarenotgroundedonfactual
    observations.Wemayholdanopinionaboutpeopleand
    thiscancauseusacertainanxiety:thetaskwehave
    istodecidehowmuchwearejustifiedinthis
    opinion.Iftheopinionisbasedonfactswelookfor
    solutionlikenewbehaviourstoadoptinorderto
    overcometheproblem,oriftheopiniondoesn'thave
    evidenceinitsfavour,thenwelookforan
    alternativepointofview.Anytimeweclarifyour
    thoughtsandtheirlinkwithourfeelings,weimprove
    ourabilitytothinkandouremotionsbecomesless
    wild,whichinturnwillaffectthewaywebehave.
    Inordertodealwithourproblemsinaspecificand
    preciseway,weareaskedtoisolateathought,then

    todescribeourfeelingsandourphysicalsensation
    inrelationtothatthought.Wewillinthisway
    createaThoughtRecord.Itisimportantto
    understandthatonecanstartfromthethoughtsor
    fromthebehaviourorfromtheemotion.Thenwecould
    startthinkingofanalternativethought,orwecould
    askourselveswherearetheevidencesthatvalidates
    ourinitialthought.Ifwestartbydescribingour
    physicalstatuswecouldthenmovetothequestion
    aboutwhatareyouthinking,orhowareyoufeeling,
    whatisyourmood.
    AnothertechniqueistheDownwardArrowTechnique
    whichconsistsinstartingfromonethoughtand
    askingwhythisisimportant,thenaskingthesame
    questionthefirstanswerandsoonuntilwereacha
    sortofmoreindepthunderstandingoftheinitial
    thought,weareabletofoundamoresolidgroundor
    evenaquitedifferentthoughtfromtheinitialone.
    Bydoingweobserveachangeinourmood,wefeel
    moreincontrolinthesensethatweseeareduction
    ofthepowerthattheinitialemotionwashavingon
    us.
    Icouldlistmoretoolsbythosetwogiveyouafirst
    ideaofthewayCBTapproachtheproblem.

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