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Comment on Distancing Techniques in Cognitive Therapy by Cognitive Distancing in Stoicism | The Virtual Stoic: Philosophy & Therapy

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:11:18 +0000

[...] less emphasis on direct verbal disputation of beliefs and more on the initial step of gaining “cognitive distance” (follow link for a detailed article on this concept). Beck defined “distancing” in [...]

Comment on Coping with Noise by Coping with Noise: Coping Strategies for Noise-related Stress - Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy in London

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:08:11 +0000

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Comment on Decatastrophising in Cognitive Therapy by Fear: A Curse Upon Me2 | Learning to grow

Fear: A Curse Upon Me2 | Learning to grow — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:50:25 +0000

[...] WPO is actually a technique for dealing with fear and anxiety called decatastrophizing in psychology. I’ve been learning how to use it, and I’ll go into this technique in [...]

Comment on Decatastrophising in Cognitive Therapy by Fear: a Curse Upon Me | Learning2grow

Fear: a Curse Upon Me | Learning2grow — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:08:40 +0000

[...] WPO is actually a technique for dealing with fear and anxiety called decatastrophizing in psychology. I’ve been learning how to use it, and I’ll go into this technique in [...]

Comment on Stoicism and CBT by Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:47:49 +0000

Well, the short answer, is that Stoicism isn’t normally thought to lead to nihilism – there aren’t any scholars who adopt that view as far as I’m aware. If anything, Stoicism is more frequently criticised for the opposite reason, that it’s not skeptical enough about values. One of the most fundamental principles of Stoicism is that the “highest good” in life is to excel in relation to our natural function as rational animals, i.e., to become wise and attain the other cardinal virtues of Greek thought: justice, courage, and temperance. The Stoics cultivated “natural affection” toward all rational beings, insofar as they are akin in possessing reason, which is sometimes called Stoic philanthropy, or love of mankind – again, far removed from nihilism.

Death is inevitable for all of us and so the Stoics would say we’ve no choice but to accept it as our fate. Rather than saying “it all goes nowhere”, they’d say that the purpose of life is the attainment of wisdom, a firm grasp of the nature of the good, the difference between good, bad and indifferent things, and knowing how to apply this to specific situations, which is achievable despite our mortality.

Comment on Stoicism and CBT by Sophia

Sophia — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:19:02 +0000

I’d like to ask a question:

How do you distinguish between stoicism and nihilism?

It seems inevitable to me that stoicism culminates in nihilism:
All that stoic acceptance of how things are, being mindful from one moment to the next – while it all goes nowhere, and then one dies, and that was it.

Thank you for a reply.

Comment on Behaviour Therapy CD: Applied Relaxation by Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Solutions: London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:36:44 +0000

You should just be able to click the orange “play” button on the left. Try refreshing the page. Otherwise, you can try playing it via the Soundcloud website directly:

http://soundcloud.com/drobertson-uk/applied-relaxation

Hope that helps,

Donald Robertson

Comment on Behaviour Therapy CD: Applied Relaxation by Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:41:22 +0000

How do you get those Soundcloud files to play? I realize the orange arrow should do something but I can’t get it to work.

Comment on Decatastrophising in Cognitive Therapy by Fear: a Curse Upon Me « Learning 2 Grow

Fear: a Curse Upon Me « Learning 2 Grow — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:26:32 +0000

[...] WPO is actually a technique for dealing with fear and anxiety called decatastrophizing in psychology. I’ve been learning how to use it, and I’ll go into this technique in [...]

Comment on Value Clarification Exercises by Handout: Self-Exposure Therapy for Anxiety | London Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:20:13 +0000

[...] recently, some therapists have argued that it might be even more helpful to focus on your relevant personal values and how these motivate you to face your fears. Rather than making it your goal simply to [...]