Re: Common Thinking Patterns & Narratives of Suicidal Individuals
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I have often wondered why CBT is effective with depressed suicidal patients and one answer I have come to is that CBT helps to prevent depression in psychotherapists. The CBT therapist does not get depressed as he/she recognizes that the ?story? that the depressed suicidal patient is telling is only ?one story?--tuned into the depressogenic channel. It is the task for the CBT therapist to help the suicidal patient tell (and act upon) the ?rest of the story? of strengths, resilience and survival instincts.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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