LightSun
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I will first start with Dr. David D. Burns and what he describes as the essence of cognitive therapy in his book
Feeling Good, (1980). "The first principle of cognitive therapy is that all your moods are created by your "cognitions," or thoughts...You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment."
"The second principle is that when you are feeling depressed (or any other negative emotion), your thoughts are dominated by a pervasive negativity...What is even worse-you'll come to believe things really are as bad as you imagine them to be.
"The third principle...Our research has documented that the negative thoughts which cause your emotional turmoil nearly always contain gross distortions...thinking is a major cause of your suffering.
Feeling Good, (1980). "The first principle of cognitive therapy is that all your moods are created by your "cognitions," or thoughts...You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment."
"The second principle is that when you are feeling depressed (or any other negative emotion), your thoughts are dominated by a pervasive negativity...What is even worse-you'll come to believe things really are as bad as you imagine them to be.
"The third principle...Our research has documented that the negative thoughts which cause your emotional turmoil nearly always contain gross distortions...thinking is a major cause of your suffering.