Faulty Thinking Can be Overcome
Designing a manualized cognitive restructuring program that is effective in helping people overcome flawed thinking and self-defeating conduct is an art form that few have mastered.
Is it even possible to go into the subconscious mind and actually alter thoughts? YES! The secret can be found in a book by Dr. David Hawken on truth vs. falsehoods. Truth has energy that has the ability to infiltrate the veil of self-imposed false beliefs and aid people in discovering the truth about themselves. That is, help them realize they are so much greater than they think they are.
Developing a cognitive restructuring curriculum requires a great understanding of truth, otherwise the written words will not penetrate the mind. In effect untrue words tumble off the page and onto the floor. There they disintegrate and die and are never thought of again.
True words elevate people to a higher calibration while untrue words discourage. True words contain a force that enlivens energies that resonate at a frequency that people will accept. It is this force that can change faulty thinking.
After working with victims of domestic hostility it is still enlightening to sit in the sessions and see this self-actualization process. Most abused women believe that they have very little worth, when in all actuality they have great worth. By the time they reach the 3rd or 4th session of applying true words delivered through a correctly structured cognitive restructuring program, the truth begins to have its affect.
This reprogramming is shown in their physical, mental and emotional animation. The before and after manifestation for most people are extraordinary and permanent. However let us remember that cognitive restructuring counseling only encourages change, it doesn't force it. Change is the responsibility of the client. The main reason counseling programs are unsuccessful is because they are not set up appropriately and they include little life-changing truth. The reason is that the person or people who produced it lacked truth. People can attend psychotherapy sessions for years and not change because the therapist isn't aligned with truth. The truth has the ability to have a transformational impact on people in only a matter of hours, however, it must be present.
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About the Author: Lifeskills Counselor, Larry Lloyd, is the director of the American Community Corrections Institute (www.accilifeskills.com/contactinfo.php) which offers evidence-based cognitive restructuring programs(www.accilifeskills.com/cognitiverestructuring.php). See also their blog at www.cognitivelifeskills.com
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