Today's Learnings

I went to a training this morning. Got a chance to learn more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from an expert. God, there's so much to learn and I'm glad that even this supposedly "work training" are learnings I could apply in my life. Today is like a refresher course on Social Work 210 or something. We talked about maximization (of the problem) and minimization (of ability), absolutist thinking and a lot more. But the one I like the most are pop-up thoughts. These are thoughts that pop up automatically when we hear or encounter something. And most of the time these are negative thoughts.

And since a lot of people think this way, we have to apply thought stopping process. Nip it in the bud before the thought's dominoe effect takes place. Coz if we dwell on these negative automatic/pop-up thoughts, it will quickly lead into more negative thoughts causing unnecessary stress until it exhibits in the physical realm in the form of an anxiety disorder.

I'm sure I could use this learning too. LOL

I checked Amazon today and it looks like my book's been shipped. Can't wait to get that one coz I really want to have my own copy of DSM-IV. I'll probably get it by Wednesday or Thursday.