Dr. David Burns

Yeah, yeah, and that's important. And then we're almost done with this, and then we'll get on to what you were asking for. But how frustrated would you want to feel? You say that's helped you in your, well, or like what are, again, do we write down frustration first? Oh, yeah, we've already done frustration. And then so we're down to angry at yourself. What's good about being angry with yourself?

Yeah, yeah, and that's important. And then we're almost done with this, and then we'll get on to what you were asking for. But how frustrated would you want to feel? You say that's helped you in your, well, or like what are, again, do we write down frustration first? Oh, yeah, we've already done frustration. And then so we're down to angry at yourself. What's good about being angry with yourself?

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Awesome. Now let's see how many positives we've got here. Two, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and then eleven, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. And we've got 16 positives for all of these negative feelings. And we could add to this list, but we've got a pretty big list right now.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Awesome. Now let's see how many positives we've got here. Two, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and then eleven, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. And we've got 16 positives for all of these negative feelings. And we could add to this list, but we've got a pretty big list right now.

And are these things we've listed like embarrassment helps me function in socially desirable ways and hopelessness protects me from disappointment and loneliness has allowed me to develop independence and it has also motivated me to seek out the community of other people and learn new things and the frustrations motivated me to work hard and shows I haven't given up and

And are these things we've listed like embarrassment helps me function in socially desirable ways and hopelessness protects me from disappointment and loneliness has allowed me to develop independence and it has also motivated me to seek out the community of other people and learn new things and the frustrations motivated me to work hard and shows I haven't given up and

All these advantages, are they real?

All these advantages, are they real?

Are they powerful?

Are they powerful?

Are they important?

Are they important?

So then it would seem like our goal today might not be to get rid of them, press a magic button, have them all disappear because all these positives would disappear. Right. But would there be a lower level of these emotions that might preserve all those positives and allow you to feel less anxious and depressed and so forth?

So then it would seem like our goal today might not be to get rid of them, press a magic button, have them all disappear because all these positives would disappear. Right. But would there be a lower level of these emotions that might preserve all those positives and allow you to feel less anxious and depressed and so forth?

The anxiety is 95. If we had a goal for that today, how much anxiety would you want?

The anxiety is 95. If we had a goal for that today, how much anxiety would you want?

20, okay.

20, okay.

Okay. Your sadness is 90. How sad would you like to be today?

Okay. Your sadness is 90. How sad would you like to be today?