Dr. David Burns

but to work on them between talks dynamically to really get to enlightenment rather than just chipping away at the negative thoughts. So I would personally suggest using externalization of voices and the feared fantasy technique to attack these thoughts. Great.

but to work on them between talks dynamically to really get to enlightenment rather than just chipping away at the negative thoughts. So I would personally suggest using externalization of voices and the feared fantasy technique to attack these thoughts. Great.

I'm going to mess this up. People are going to notice something obviously wrong in my presentation that I missed, and I'll look like a fool. And this talk is important. It must go well. Yeah. So who wants to play the role of Hieronymy's positive self?

I'm going to mess this up. People are going to notice something obviously wrong in my presentation that I missed, and I'll look like a fool. And this talk is important. It must go well. Yeah. So who wants to play the role of Hieronymy's positive self?

Okay. And how about the three of us can be the negative Hieronymy, and we'll attack you with these thoughts and see how you can handle it. Do you want to start us off, Jason?

Okay. And how about the three of us can be the negative Hieronymy, and we'll attack you with these thoughts and see how you can handle it. Do you want to start us off, Jason?

Yeah, good. Okay. Rhonda, would you like to start us off?

Yeah, good. Okay. Rhonda, would you like to start us off?

You're doing such beautiful, beautiful work.

You're doing such beautiful, beautiful work.

So did you win large or huge?

So did you win large or huge?

Okay. Jason, would you want to take a turn in this or...?

Okay. Jason, would you want to take a turn in this or...?

Sure, I see what you're saying, and that's important. I have a hypothesis that he hasn't really gone into a state of enlightenment on these thoughts. He hasn't used externalization of voices or feared fantasy. So my suggestion would be to use these techniques and get into enlightenment, and then it will be easy for you to use them before you do your talks. But if you're only halfway, you know,

Sure, I see what you're saying, and that's important. I have a hypothesis that he hasn't really gone into a state of enlightenment on these thoughts. He hasn't used externalization of voices or feared fantasy. So my suggestion would be to use these techniques and get into enlightenment, and then it will be easy for you to use them before you do your talks. But if you're only halfway, you know,

beating these thoughts, then you're going to be very vulnerable just before it. But you have to have had the experience of enlightenment to really have stepped out of the world where these thoughts are intimidating you. That's what I'm thinking. But we could go in an entirely different direction, too.

beating these thoughts, then you're going to be very vulnerable just before it. But you have to have had the experience of enlightenment to really have stepped out of the world where these thoughts are intimidating you. That's what I'm thinking. But we could go in an entirely different direction, too.

Right, right. That's right. Let's try a different order. How about I'll be the negative Rhonda, and you can be the positive Rhonda, and I'll hit you with one of these and see how you can do, Rhonda.

Right, right. That's right. Let's try a different order. How about I'll be the negative Rhonda, and you can be the positive Rhonda, and I'll hit you with one of these and see how you can do, Rhonda.