In your own words, what exactly is it and what are the benefits of it?
Do you know your man, the streets?
He said it helped him also in his book.
Basically it helps the person to view things differently. To challenge the way they've always done something or reacted to something/situations. It's aim is to replace negative thoughts/deeds with positive ones. The patients I see that have undertaken it have said it is hard work (changing habits/patterns is never easy!) but they've benefitted greatly from it. This from the Royal College of Psychiatrists explains it well:-
Basically it helps the person to view things differently. To challenge the way they've always done something or reacted to something/situations. It's aim is to replace negative thoughts/deeds with positive ones. The patients I see that have undertaken it have said it is hard work (changing habits/patterns is never easy!) but they've benefitted greatly from it. This from the Royal College of Psychiatrists explains it well:-
The Steets raved about it, said it helped him immensely.
I suppose the narrow minded view would have you believe that any kind of mental assistance will have you stigmatised .
The best way to look at it is that life is short, if there is someone or something that can help you enjoy it more then go for it.
It's like everything else - the more effort you put in, the greater your rewards will be. Something like CBT (or any other evidence-based treatment) can make the difference between someone actually being ok with life or succumbing repeatedly to depression and, therefore, not being ok with life, if you see what I mean. Some people are predisposed to the risk of succumbing to depression and I'm of the viewpoint that it's the RIGHT thing to do if you look for/ask for help, if you want to, that is. Unfortunately, in Ireland, Mental Health issues are stigmatised but I think that's changing now with the recession. I'd say just about everyone on here knows of at least one person that suffers/has suffered with depression.
I see the situation as something similar to a cat playing with its prey, until the cat gets bored and, well, we all know what happens then. Just be glad I haven't grown bored of toying with you yet
Basically it helps the person to view things differently. To challenge the way they've always done something or reacted to something/situations. It's aim is to replace negative thoughts/deeds with positive ones. The patients I see that have undertaken it have said it is hard work (changing habits/patterns is never easy!) but they've benefitted greatly from it. This from the Royal College of Psychiatrists explains it well:-
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