17a -Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Cognitive Distortions
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Do you find that your thoughts sometimes keep you stuck feeling angry, anxious or depressed? In this video serries I explore what thinking errors are, where they came from, how they may have been helpful in the past, and how to change them to be more helpful in the present. For example, in your family it may not have been safe to talk, trust or feel. As an adult, you no longer have to anticipate the needs and moods of the addicted parent, so what was helpful to your survival in the past is no longer helpful to your happiness. How can you learn to not only trust select others, but also yourself? What can you do to give yourself permission to feel your feelings without fear of punishment or condemnation?
Motivation Part 3 details some common pitfalls to look out for when trying to maintain motivation and reviews how to use decisional balance to increase motivation for change and DEcrease motivations for staying the same.
Motivation is essential for behavior change. All change takes energy and effort. To be willing to invest that energy, you have to be motivated. We discuss the multiple types of motivation, ways to increase it and potential pitfalls based on your level of motivation or readiness for change.
