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Here is a cognitive behavioral therapy technique that Byron Katie, Dr. Amen and others use to help you decide whether or not to believe negative thoughts:
This is an example of cognitive behavior therapy or CBT, a very broad classification of psychotherapies, which accents the role of thinking in determining what we do and feel.
- Is the thought true?
- Can I absolutely know that it’s true?
- How do I react when I believe that thought?
- Who would I be without that thought? Or how would I feel if I didn’t have the thought?
This is an example of cognitive behavior therapy or CBT, a very broad classification of psychotherapies, which accents the role of thinking in determining what we do and feel.
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