The interpretation of our
The interpretation of our reality through patterns not our own, serves only to make us ever more unknown, ever less free, ever more solitary. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cognitive Therapy
Necessity is not an
Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation. Friedrich Nietzsche
All things are subject
All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. Friedrich Nietzsche
Cognitive therapy is based
Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can learn to think about other people in a more positive and realistic way, it will be far easier to resolve conflicts and develop rewarding personal … Read more
Constant attention by a
Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. Dag Hammarskjold
Man is not the
Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter. Benjamin Disraeli
Man is more powerful
Man is more powerful than matter. Benjamin Disraeli
Because of my bipolar
Because of my bipolar disorder, I tend to these mixed states, which are depressed but loud and agitated. So I can be terribly irritable. I go to cognitive behavioral therapy in order not to yell at my children. Ayelet Waldman
The present non-aristotelian system
The present non-aristotelian system is based on fundamental negative premises; namely, the complete denial of ‘identity.’ Alfred Korzybski
The Freudian tradition will
The Freudian tradition will never completely die because it has a few good points. For example, people have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Most of cognitive therapy has now adopted a similar idea. On the other hand, the relationship part of psychoanalysis – where you must have a deep, emotional relationship with … Read more