tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222958655788368904.post8697359825731299055..comments2016-11-25T08:51:11.495+10:00Comments on writing myself sane: The enemy- how to start fighting???Opheliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809979257521630378noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222958655788368904.post-66326861784349687852009-11-30T23:56:57.400+10:002009-11-30T23:56:57.400+10:00What I've said here, basically. If it's ju...What I've said here, basically. If it's just about techniques for you to use on yourself, it's not really CBT. If it's about discovering what really happened to make you depressed in the first place, then it very likely is CBT. There are more details in my blog, and in the original books by the discoverer of CBT, Aaron T. Beck.cbtishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401107753926873126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222958655788368904.post-92122640129230898122009-11-28T08:46:17.453+10:002009-11-28T08:46:17.453+10:00how do you differentiate between the 'real'...how do you differentiate between the 'real' CBT and the charlatan 'CBT'? Just interested to know?Opheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809979257521630378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222958655788368904.post-76477549436403444572009-11-28T00:16:32.327+10:002009-11-28T00:16:32.327+10:00That's true as far as it goes, but it doesn...That's true as far as it goes, but it doesn't go very far. It's more useful to ask what depression is for — why is it that we have a depression mechanism in our brains at all?<br /><br />A reasonable answer is that depression keeps us from being very active, and therefore keeps us safe, when we have other things on our minds — a major readjustment to make, or a major problem to solve.<br /><br />That's why CBT is such a widely recommended treatment. CBT goes looking for the underlying readjustment or unsolved problem, and fixes it directly. Then there's no longer any need for depression, and the depression just goes away.<br /><br />CBT is so dramatically successful that the name "CBT" has been hijacked by many charlatans who teach techniques that have almost no value. But conventional CBT, the real CBT, recognizes depression as a natural protective mechanism, and treats the underlying causes.cbtishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401107753926873126noreply@blogger.com