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As a physician, I have witnessed the amazing benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Unfortunately, many insurances are reluctant to pay for it, and so I have been looking for a good general resource for my patients to use. I came across this book while traveling not long ago, and just finished it. It is an easy to read, simple formula to get things done. I found it to be a potential resource to reference for patients and friends. Here are some highlights from Confidence and Success with CBT by Avy Joseph:
CBT is all about "how we think and what we do." The book illustrates how our beliefs respond to an event or trigger and lead to consequences (emotions, behaviors, and physical symptoms) based on whether those beliefs were healthy or unhealthy ones.
Unhealthy beliefs include awfulising, low frustration tolerance, and self-damning, whereas healthy beliefs include anti-awfulising, high frustration tolerance, and self-acceptance.
Per Albert Ellis, we tend to disturb ourselves about 3 major themes:
Unhealthy beliefs stem from these themes, and the book frequently revisits these items.
This book is a practical book, one which you can readily use right away as you read it. It can be helpful to accomplish goals, guide you through episodes and experiences where you might be stuck, and help bring both confidence and success as it states in its title.