Dr. David Burns

And I want you to know that when I hear that and hear what a wonderful person you are, I just like and admire you so tremendously. I feel sad that you're hurting this much inside. How how accurately am I kind of getting how you're thinking and feeling?

And I want you to know that when I hear that and hear what a wonderful person you are, I just like and admire you so tremendously. I feel sad that you're hurting this much inside. How how accurately am I kind of getting how you're thinking and feeling?

Yeah. The profound, profound loneliness. Uh, yeah. The, uh, let me, uh, I kind of hate to push this and move rapidly, but I'll try that anyway. Suppose we work together really successfully, and at the end of our session you said, wow, that really knocked my socks off. What would happen? What would you be hoping for?

Yeah. The profound, profound loneliness. Uh, yeah. The, uh, let me, uh, I kind of hate to push this and move rapidly, but I'll try that anyway. Suppose we work together really successfully, and at the end of our session you said, wow, that really knocked my socks off. What would happen? What would you be hoping for?

Right. So would that involve no longer believing these messages so strongly and no longer believing these negative feelings so strongly?

Right. So would that involve no longer believing these messages so strongly and no longer believing these negative feelings so strongly?

Yeah. Which are the ones that you might not want to let go of?

Yeah. Which are the ones that you might not want to let go of?

Oh, I love that. Let me write that down here. In fact, let's do this with all of your feelings. The frustration, you say it's motivated me to work on myself. Yes. Yeah, and also... motivated me to work. Another good thing about frustration is that it shows you haven't given up. Right? Yep. Is that a good thing?

Oh, I love that. Let me write that down here. In fact, let's do this with all of your feelings. The frustration, you say it's motivated me to work on myself. Yes. Yeah, and also... motivated me to work. Another good thing about frustration is that it shows you haven't given up. Right? Yep. Is that a good thing?

Yeah, haven't given up. Frustration was the hardest one for me to figure out what was good about it when I first developed positive reframing. And the second hardest one was hopelessness. What are some good things about your anxiety?

Yeah, haven't given up. Frustration was the hardest one for me to figure out what was good about it when I first developed positive reframing. And the second hardest one was hopelessness. What are some good things about your anxiety?

Yeah, yeah, I love that. I love that. I have that same thought, you know, every day. It's like a go-to thought. Like, I have to do something like... I had to check something in our bank balance, something like some financial thing. My wife takes care of things, and then my automatic thought, well, I'm not going to be able to figure out how to do this. And it seems very real.

Yeah, yeah, I love that. I love that. I have that same thought, you know, every day. It's like a go-to thought. Like, I have to do something like... I had to check something in our bank balance, something like some financial thing. My wife takes care of things, and then my automatic thought, well, I'm not going to be able to figure out how to do this. And it seems very real.

I might put it off for a day or two. And any other good things about anxiety? It kind of motivates you to face your fears.

I might put it off for a day or two. And any other good things about anxiety? It kind of motivates you to face your fears.

Yeah. Yeah. Is that important?

Yeah. Yeah. Is that important?

Is that real? That's very real. Is that important or is that powerful?

Is that real? That's very real. Is that important or is that powerful?