The concept of cognitive behavioral therapy is how we think influences how we feel and how we feel influences how we behave and how we behave influences how we live our lives and the choices we make. Sometimes people just want to make a change in their lives so they seek cognitive behavioral therapy. And one of the ways therapist can help you is that they make you think about different thought processes and your
irrational beliefs that you are disputing. CBT teach the clients how to be assertive and more importantly the difference between being assertive and being aggressive. Focus therapy emphasizes changing negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs so it changes negative thoughts into more positive and reality-based thoughts. If we can change our thoughts we can change our behavior. CBT therapists won't dismiss someone's beliefs but they try and work with them to change them in a way that are more beneficial to them. CBT treatment does work and if you need help coping with intolerable events, apply the concepts you learned in this book. You should already have a better understanding of what CBT is about. Your anxiety and stress is only a few sessions away.