Tools/Techniques

If you have never worked with Dr. Grant and would like to, please click on the "New Patients" page to the left, read it, and follow its directions.  I welcome the chance to work with you!

How to fix this?  Pretend you are in court and put a negative thought “on trial”—look for the evidence that proves the thought is true or not true.  Don't accept what you "think" or "assume" or "perceive"—the judge in court wouldn’t allow that as evidence, would s/he?  The court (and you) will need real, tangible data: something you can see, hear, touch...something very specific that everyone can see, hear, touch...something objective. What is the objective evidence to prove or disprove your negative thought? Weigh out this evidence and, if there isn't enough real evidence to prove your thought, maybe the thought is distorted and needs correction.

What is a more realistic, undistored, truthful thought?  That is the one to think!

Examine the Evidence

This is one of the most fundamental little skills in CBT and is used in other methods. Often people get very sad or anxious when they accept as "reality" something for which there is no real proof or evidence.  Often people accept their interpretation of reality AS reality when it is actually only the way they are seeing it. That is, they base their response to what they think is reality on a misperception.  Their emotional response (feelings/mood) is based on something that is not even true!

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The CBT Toolbox

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