Here's why cognitive behavioral therapy isn't just positive affirmations.
I get this question a lot. Cognitive behavioral helps people rethink negative thoughts and challenge negative beliefs. But it doesn’t preach that we should just discard reality in favor of thinking positive thoughts all the time. Unless your thoughts match up with your life experiences, they will seem hollow and forced.
When bad things happen, we need to recognize and process them, not simply gloss over them in the face of a grimmer reality. If you lose someone close to you, it’s reasonable to experience a profound sense of loss. If you lose a bundle in the stock market, it’s understandable to be upset, perhaps even upset with yourself for making some uninformed investment decisions. These situations involve genuine emotions that are proportional to the situation at hand.
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