Dr. David Burns

And you can start out in either role that you want.

And you can start out in either role that you want.

Yeah. OK, great. Oh, this is wonderful. Yeah. And I'm glad we're recording this because you can listen to the recording later. So you're you're going to be the negative one. Yes. OK, so you speak in the second person, you. And I'll speak in the first-person eye. Well, let me just try it the other way around first. I'm going to be the negative Joshua, and you be the positive Joshua.

Yeah. OK, great. Oh, this is wonderful. Yeah. And I'm glad we're recording this because you can listen to the recording later. So you're you're going to be the negative one. Yes. OK, so you speak in the second person, you. And I'll speak in the first-person eye. Well, let me just try it the other way around first. I'm going to be the negative Joshua, and you be the positive Joshua.

And I want you to see if you can defeat me. Then we'll do a role reversal.

And I want you to see if you can defeat me. Then we'll do a role reversal.

That sounds great. Could I talk to you for a minute, Joshua?

That sounds great. Could I talk to you for a minute, Joshua?

You know who I am.

You know who I am.

that negative voice in your brain. And I didn't want to upset you or anything because I know you're having a lot of fun with that con artist, Dr. Burns. But I just wanted to tell you that you should just face the truth. I'm talking now about the ultimate truth. You're just not attractive.

that negative voice in your brain. And I didn't want to upset you or anything because I know you're having a lot of fun with that con artist, Dr. Burns. But I just wanted to tell you that you should just face the truth. I'm talking now about the ultimate truth. You're just not attractive.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything, but that's the, as the Buddha said so many years ago, that's the effing truth about you.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anything, but that's the, as the Buddha said so many years ago, that's the effing truth about you.

Okay. Who won that?

Okay. Who won that?

Okay, big or small?

Okay, big or small?

Okay, great, I agree. I thought it was excellent, but it's not yet huge, and we're going to keep doing role reversals until we get to huge. Now, either this time you'll attack me, and when you respond with externalization of voices, there's three main strategies you can use, although you can throw in any technique, actually. But one is self-defense, which is what you used.

Okay, great, I agree. I thought it was excellent, but it's not yet huge, and we're going to keep doing role reversals until we get to huge. Now, either this time you'll attack me, and when you respond with externalization of voices, there's three main strategies you can use, although you can throw in any technique, actually. But one is self-defense, which is what you used.