Overcome fear and worry by understanding it, that is, you can’t fix a problem until you can identify the problem. You can’t defeat an enemy until you know who the enemy is. Likewise, you can’t fix an emotional or thinking …
Every individual is unique, and proper treatment is unique to each individual.
- Dr. Stephen Pravel
The Devalue or Discredit step where one engages in a rational dialogue with the irrational idea or fear, talking back to the fear so to speak.
I have had some very productive sessions recently that clearly illustrate the importance and power of accurate Step 1 work – that is, “Labeling” negative thoughts or feelings one is experiencing – and labeling them accurately.
I have been telling clients lately that their fearful thoughts, whether a part of generalized anxiety or OCD, are triggered automatically by the fear centers in the brain…
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Kristy is a client that portrays very accurately the degree to which she felt broken, depressed, worthless. She had debilitating anxiety and was extremely sensitive and fearful of any perceived disapproval of her by others and magnified it to the point that she felt others saw her as worthless and inferior too.
Kristy Story: I am a person who has struggled with debilitating anxiety and depression for as long as I can ever remember. I never was able to see myself as a person of any value and could only define any success in my life by an accomplishment, or a compliment from someone else. My feeling of value was always short lived because it was always dependent on me doing something very well, or on the opinion of someone else. My feeling of value was always short lived because it was always dependent on me doing something very well, or on the opinion of someone else. In and of myself, I felt completely worthless. By the time I was an adult I was essentially terrified of my own shadow and had put up so many walls to protect me from the big, scary,
My life seemed to be coming apart at the seams, right before my eyes: everything that could go wrong seemed to be going wrong, and I felt completely powerless to change any of it. Marital issues, a death in the family, financial problems. I was horrified that anyone would discover what a mess I felt like or that I even…
I started having anxiety and panic attacks in my early to mid twenties. I was working for a hospital, and one day at work it seemed as though a light switch went off somewhere inside my brain. My heart began to race, the room was swimming, and I felt like if I didn’t get out of the situation I would…
This is my story of self discovery. It all began over 20 years ago when I had a panic attack as a result of obsessive self doubt from my first job out of college. I went to college to become a marketing rep…
When I was asked to write my story I thought to myself that I really do not have a story, I am just an anxious person, I just worry a lot. However, when I sat down and started writing I realized I did have a story, a journey that I went through to get to where I am today. It…
When I first came to Michigan I had just lost my 1st job, found out I was moving, and experienced my 1st panic attack, all in the span of one week. I felt like my whole world was upside down – but I was dealing with it on my own. I knew I had anxiety – I was afraid of…