Cognitive therapy has indentified specific thought patterns that attack self-esteem and lead to depression. These thought patterns have been learned which means they can be unlearned! The model of cognitive therapy developed by Albert Ellis is simple A (activating or upsetting) event. leads to B (the belief or automatic thought) that we [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Self-Defeating Thoughts
Posted in Uncategorized on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Self-Esteem, part 2
Posted in Uncategorized on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some more thoughts to ponder from the workbook by Dr. Glenn Schiraldi, The Self-Esteem Workbook/:
Have you pondered how you feel about your core worth (outside of those external circumstances/events/performance?
Dr. Schiraldi indicates there are two ways to look at human worth: 1. Worth equals externals. 2. Worth is separate from externals. [...]
Loving and Accepting Ourselves
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will be reviewing the workbook: The Self-Esteem Workbook, by Glenn R. Schiraldi I use in my therapy practice. Please share your ideas and views!!
When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” We treat it [...]
