037: Ask David — “My negative thoughts aren’t distorted!”
I still struggle . . . don’t think my thoughts are distorted. . .
I still struggle . . . don’t think my thoughts are distorted. . .
What’s the most effective way to deal with someone who is violent and narcissistic.
Jill and David conclude the session with Mark with their end-of-session Testing, and something amazing emerges!
Part 4—A = Paradoxical Agenda Setting (PAS, cont’d As the session continues, Jill and David encourage Mark to develop his list of positives. Mark draws a blank at first. This is very common among patients and therapists alike. Most of us have not been trained to think about depression, anxiety, shame, defectiveness, hopelessness and anger as […]
In this session, David and Jill began using M = Methods to challenge the Negative Thought Mark wants to work on first: “There must be something defective in my brain that prevents me from forming a loving relationship with my oldest son.”