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The emotion (or "feeling") of anger is a complex combination of physical sensations, cognitions (or thoughts), and behaviours.
The physical sensations associated with anger are well known. A racing heart, feeling short of breath, a dry mouth, butterflies in the stomach, trembling limbs, feeling hot and flushed etc. These may sound familiar - they are very similar to the physical sensations that occur in anxiety. This is unsurprising - it is the same physiological mechanism that underlies both...
•CBT For Anxiety
All of us feel anxious from time to time and in certain situations. It is a normal and natural emotion and can be useful as a stimulus to action. Unfortunately some of us feel excessively anxious in inappropriate situations, and this is not only unpleasant but can be a serious handicap in our lives.
Anxiety is part of the "Fight or Flight" response to perceived danger, a physiological reflex seen in a huge number of animals. This response physically prepares the animal to fight or run away...
•CBT For Depression
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, views emotions as a complex mixture of these three different realms of human experience - cognitions (thoughts, mental images and memories), physical sensations, and behaviours. A depressed person will typically show depressive thinking (such as believing they're a failure), feel depressed in a physical sense (like being tired all the time), and will behave in a depressed fashion (such as taking to their bed).
These three realms all interact and influence...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Causes
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (or CBT) is an effective treatment for a wide range of psychological and emotional problems. The underlying theory of CBT is that our emotions are affected by our cognitions - put another way, "We feel what we think". As a Psychiatrist and Therapist in Edinburgh I use CBT techniques extensively in the treatment of common problems such as depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
CBT views emotional problems as the result of unhealthy and...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Identification
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an effective psychotherapy for a wide range of emotional and psychological problems. The basic tenet of CBT is that our emotions are affected by our cognitions. To put it another way - the way we think affects the way we feel.
A CBT therapist aims to help people suffering from emotional problems by helping them to identify the ways in which their thinking may be causing their problem. A first step in CBT is therefore the identification of "Negative...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Treatment
Please note that this is a "follow-on" article. It is best read after my articles "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Causes" and "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Identification".
What can be done about Negative Core Beliefs? There are several options open to a CBT Therapist, but in my experience as a Psychiatrist and Therapist in Edinburgh I find that the following method is particularly effective.
Firstly, the method...
•Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - What Causes OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common psychological condition that I see frequently in my work as a therapist in Edinburgh. A diagnosis of OCD is made when a person shows the two key features of obsessions and compulsions. An obsession is a persistent thought, image, or urge that seems to enter the mind from nowhere and causes significant distress. Compulsions are things done again and again in response to an obsession or obsessions, in an attempt to reduce the stress. Compulsions are...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Automatic Thoughts (NATs)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is a an effective psychotherapy for a wide range of emotional problems. The theory underlying CBT is that our thoughts directly affect the way we feel - if we think in depressed ways then we will feel depressed. As such, a primary aim for a CBT therapist is to help a client recognise when they're thinking in unhelpful ways. This article is a brief overview of one method of doing exactly this. I'll use the example of someone suffering from social anxiety, a...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) And Depressive Ruminations
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is an effective psychological treatment for a wide range of psychological and emotional problems. As a psychiatrist in Edinburgh I employ CBT techniques to help people recover from depression. A prominent feature of their symptom profile is the presence of "Depressive Ruminations".
The term "rumination" relates to a repeated cycle of activity - in the case of cows ("ruminants"), this means chewing the cud! In CBT circles, ruminations are the repeated,...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) And Depression (Thinking Errors)
The basic tenet of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is that what you think affects the way you feel. That is to say, if you think depressive thoughts then you will feel depressed. Conversely, if you manage to stop yourself thinking these thoughts, then your depression will lift.
As a psychiatrist who uses CBT techniques, my first step is to look for unhelpful patterns of thinking with my clients. Depressed people often think in particular ways that are very different from non-depressed...
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) And Anxiety (Thinking Errors)
The theory of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is that emotions are closely linked to cognition. Put more simply, CBT says that "the way you think affects the way you feel". People who think anxious thoughts will end up feeling anxious.
As a psychiatrist who uses CBT techniques, a significant proportion of my clients suffer from anxiety. Edinburgh is a beautiful city and a wonderful place to live, but as in any urban enviroment, individuals can start to feel stressed out and anxious....
•Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) And Anger (Thinking Errors)
The basic hypothesis of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is that our emotions are greatly influenced by our cognitions. Or, put in plain English, "we feel what we think".
Anger is, of course, a very common emotion and as such is not necessarily a problem. Getting angry occasionally can be entirely appropriate - I think we can all empathise with people who are angry because their car's been stolen or someone's spreading rumours about them. But anger can get out of hand - either through...
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