Finally! A major magazine acknowledges (in a cover article!) that how you see the world is by far themost important thing.
The magazine in question is Forbes. And it calls this a sea change in the field of therapy and counseling.
And it is. Historically, Freud ruled. And the 1990s were all Prozac all the time. But now it's time to move beyond Freud and beyond Prozac.
What Forbes is talking about is a major shift in the world of psychology, social work, licensed counseling and marriage and family therapy ...away from Freudian theory, away from Prozac, away from Zoloft ... and toward Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT, for short).
CBT has proven “surprisingly effective in quelling an ever expanding array of mental maladies: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, bulimia, hypochondria — even insomnia. And trials are under way to see whether CBT can also help with Tourette’s syndrome, gambling addiction, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome — even children who have been sexually abused.”
What is the fundamental foundation of CBT?
It is best summarized by the words of a Greek philosopher, Epictetus (35 - 135 AD): “We are disturbed, not by things or events, but by the view we take of them.”
Kerrin Gerson, whose rapid recovery story is reported in Forbes, says, CBT “turned out to be the greatest gift. CBT saved my life and gave me an entirely new worldview.”
New York therapist, Albert Ellis, widely respected as the founder of CBT, has often been quoted as saying, “Nothing in itself is good or bad; it’s only our view of it that makes it so.”
But ... CAUTION! The change is still in its infancy.
Forbes reports, “There is a serious quality issue no one is talking about. Few practitioners have received rigorous training in CBT."
But the good news is ...
The revolution has begun. And, this revolution is going to be huge! And you are now part of it!
To understand the full impact of this revolution, brush up on
The Power of Wisdom and Yes, You Can Change the World.
