Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

That was a good lesson.

That was a good lesson.

I think we have time for one more. We did 45. It's been 45 minutes. Do you want to stop at 45 minutes?

I think we have time for one more. We did 45. It's been 45 minutes. Do you want to stop at 45 minutes?

So Dylan asked you, can you have a delayed reaction to the CBT exercises? Hi, David. I'm a big fan of your work. A quick question. Do you commonly come across people who do CBT exercises and they don't get their anxiety or depression levels reduced super low right after doing the exercises, but a couple of days later they experience the results?

So Dylan asked you, can you have a delayed reaction to the CBT exercises? Hi, David. I'm a big fan of your work. A quick question. Do you commonly come across people who do CBT exercises and they don't get their anxiety or depression levels reduced super low right after doing the exercises, but a couple of days later they experience the results?

I think that's a really interesting question. And I would say... that I'm kind of guessing that the person who didn't get their depression or anxiety levels reduced very quickly right after doing the exercise is probably spending time thinking about the exercise and incorporating it into their daily life. And that's leading them

I think that's a really interesting question. And I would say... that I'm kind of guessing that the person who didn't get their depression or anxiety levels reduced very quickly right after doing the exercise is probably spending time thinking about the exercise and incorporating it into their daily life. And that's leading them

toward a lower level of their feelings, a reduction in their feelings. So I actually think that's kind of cool. And maybe that would make their reduction stronger because they're incorporating the lessons.

toward a lower level of their feelings, a reduction in their feelings. So I actually think that's kind of cool. And maybe that would make their reduction stronger because they're incorporating the lessons.

No, that you're thinking about it over time. Like you have a therapy session and you think about it the next day and the next day and then the insight comes.

No, that you're thinking about it over time. Like you have a therapy session and you think about it the next day and the next day and then the insight comes.

Well, what about that woman that you were talking about who was an average social worker and didn't have a husband and she thought she wasn't special?

Well, what about that woman that you were talking about who was an average social worker and didn't have a husband and she thought she wasn't special?

Yeah, so when you finally figured it out, what was it?

Yeah, so when you finally figured it out, what was it?

That she doesn't accept herself and she's self-critical.

That she doesn't accept herself and she's self-critical.

She's beating up on herself.

She's beating up on herself.