Dr. David Burns

She's minimizing the incredible good mothering that she's doing, and she's magnifying any errors or mistakes or challenges that she's having.

She's minimizing the incredible good mothering that she's doing, and she's magnifying any errors or mistakes or challenges that she's having.

Well, it's motivating. it's a challenging situation to raise a child who has the condition that her daughter has. And so when she's telling herself, I should be a better mom, it's, it's constantly motivating her to be the best caretaker that she could be for her daughter.

Well, it's motivating. it's a challenging situation to raise a child who has the condition that her daughter has. And so when she's telling herself, I should be a better mom, it's, it's constantly motivating her to be the best caretaker that she could be for her daughter.

Well, I imagine that she's revolved her life now around parenting her daughter. And so she has an identity about being a good mom or the best mom. And so that thought, I should be a better mom, you know, keeps her fulfilling that self-identity and that, yeah.

Well, I imagine that she's revolved her life now around parenting her daughter. And so she has an identity about being a good mom or the best mom. And so that thought, I should be a better mom, you know, keeps her fulfilling that self-identity and that, yeah.

Well, I think to a certain at a certain point, could one disadvantage be that she beats up on herself because of that thought? We were saying that one of the disadvantages of having that thought, I should be a better mom, is that she would beat up on herself, leading to feelings of anger and resentment. And what else did you say, Matt?

Well, I think to a certain at a certain point, could one disadvantage be that she beats up on herself because of that thought? We were saying that one of the disadvantages of having that thought, I should be a better mom, is that she would beat up on herself, leading to feelings of anger and resentment. And what else did you say, Matt?

So she used the semantic technique.

So she used the semantic technique.

And then the thing that— Oh, can we read her whole writing? Yeah.

And then the thing that— Oh, can we read her whole writing? Yeah.

Yeah. So she rewrote that thought. I should be a better mom. And she said, I want to be a mom to my daughter and help her along and invest myself into her. But I also want to treat myself the way I treat her. She has a right to live a happy and fulfilling life, but so do I. Our needs and our desires are equally important and deserve the same attention and care.

Yeah. So she rewrote that thought. I should be a better mom. And she said, I want to be a mom to my daughter and help her along and invest myself into her. But I also want to treat myself the way I treat her. She has a right to live a happy and fulfilling life, but so do I. Our needs and our desires are equally important and deserve the same attention and care.

I can only continue to look after my daughter well if I look after myself too and take myself and my needs and my desires as seriously as I do hers. There needs to be a get-give balance so that both of us can be healthy and happy and stay healthy and happy. I want to help her to slowly take new steps into independence and support her lovingly along the way.

I can only continue to look after my daughter well if I look after myself too and take myself and my needs and my desires as seriously as I do hers. There needs to be a get-give balance so that both of us can be healthy and happy and stay healthy and happy. I want to help her to slowly take new steps into independence and support her lovingly along the way.

And not only that, but it's going to be really fun. We're going to be talking about something that we've never talked about ever before.

And not only that, but it's going to be really fun. We're going to be talking about something that we've never talked about ever before.

Okay. So Marvin wrote, what is the best treatment for anxiety and dysthymia? Hello, Dr. Burns. What method of treatment would you suggest for generalized anxiety disorder and for dysthymia?

Okay. So Marvin wrote, what is the best treatment for anxiety and dysthymia? Hello, Dr. Burns. What method of treatment would you suggest for generalized anxiety disorder and for dysthymia?