Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

Yeah, I love your comments, Matt. I'll give it to Rhonda.

Yeah, I love your comments, Matt. I'll give it to Rhonda.

I wonder, Rhonda and Matt, before we quit today, if we could make all this come to life by demonstrating an externalization of voices and the difference between, you know, a partially good response and the full blown and enlightened response. And if you guys are open to that, we might just need somebody's negative thought and then we could role play it.

I wonder, Rhonda and Matt, before we quit today, if we could make all this come to life by demonstrating an externalization of voices and the difference between, you know, a partially good response and the full blown and enlightened response. And if you guys are open to that, we might just need somebody's negative thought and then we could role play it.

Okay, and that's a good one. That's real good. And then what's your core negative thought, Rhonda?

Okay, and that's a good one. That's real good. And then what's your core negative thought, Rhonda?

I don't matter. So which one should we work on first? I'm worthless. Worthless or I don't matter? Let's do I'm worthless. I'm worthless. OK, so, Matt, do you want to be someone who has the thought I'm worthless and be the positive thoughts and Rhonda and I will attack you and see if you can defeat us? That sounds great. Yeah. Okay, you want to start off now with the negative self.

I don't matter. So which one should we work on first? I'm worthless. Worthless or I don't matter? Let's do I'm worthless. I'm worthless. OK, so, Matt, do you want to be someone who has the thought I'm worthless and be the positive thoughts and Rhonda and I will attack you and see if you can defeat us? That sounds great. Yeah. Okay, you want to start off now with the negative self.

We'll sound like other people, but we're all named Matt, and Rhonda and David will be the negative Matt, and we'll speak in the second person, you. And then Matt will try to defend himself in the first person, I. So we'll see what happens. Matt, sorry to tell you, but— You can start it off if you want, Rhonda.

We'll sound like other people, but we're all named Matt, and Rhonda and David will be the negative Matt, and we'll speak in the second person, you. And then Matt will try to defend himself in the first person, I. So we'll see what happens. Matt, sorry to tell you, but— You can start it off if you want, Rhonda.

You'll be the negative and Rhonda and I will be the positives. And you can hit either version that you want, either one of us.

You'll be the negative and Rhonda and I will be the positives. And you can hit either version that you want, either one of us.

Yeah. And the thing was there, this is like how the how the AI works. Rhonda is not not fully enlightened and that you had a lot of defensiveness there.

Yeah. And the thing was there, this is like how the how the AI works. Rhonda is not not fully enlightened and that you had a lot of defensiveness there.

And of course, you're hurt and angry at yourself. And then, you know, all the time, all the time, some of the time. You had a good idea, but you didn't have the spirit of real acceptance. Right. So I'll give it a shot here. I'll be the positive man.

And of course, you're hurt and angry at yourself. And then, you know, all the time, all the time, some of the time. You had a good idea, but you didn't have the spirit of real acceptance. Right. So I'll give it a shot here. I'll be the positive man.

Well, I've suspected that about myself for a long time now. Can you tell me what you noticed? I'm not that bright either. And so in what way did you, you were saying that I'm screwed up? Because I do make a lot of mistakes. I surprisingly, for such a worthless person, I enjoy a lot of successes and wonderful experiences in my life and with my clinical work too.

Well, I've suspected that about myself for a long time now. Can you tell me what you noticed? I'm not that bright either. And so in what way did you, you were saying that I'm screwed up? Because I do make a lot of mistakes. I surprisingly, for such a worthless person, I enjoy a lot of successes and wonderful experiences in my life and with my clinical work too.

But what really do you mean when you say I'm I'm worthless, then I'll be able to respond a little better.

But what really do you mean when you say I'm I'm worthless, then I'll be able to respond a little better.