How To Use CBT Behavioural Experiments

[@LewisPsychology]

🔵Have you completed a CBT behavioural experiment? How did it go? I'd love to hear from you.

[@larry1824]

AA drummed one day at a time into my skull. Now sober 37 years. Joined CBT group till pandemic. My therapist also taught me radical acceptance which worked wonders . Saying rosary each day too.

[@robinturner7528]

I'm learning CBT right now, and this was so helpful for an assignment I have. Thank you so much.

[@LewisPsychology]

That’s great to hear. Wishing you all the best with your studies. Best wishes, Teresa.

[@PaulStabbins]

Yup. Its holding on to the evidence of positive outcomes thats important and remind myself that all is well.

[@Anurag_Saxena]

Mind blowing. Challenging my own assumption with evidence.

[@victorguilhaus9183]

So good. Thank you 😊👍

[@LewisPsychology]

Thank you Victor. Wishing you well.

[@TrainFrain]

Hey Lewis thanks for the explanation! Unfortunately, I still do not understand the difference between a behavioral experiment and exposure in CBT. Because I feel like whenever I see a behavioral experiment, I know it's about proving the assumption wrong, but still the patient always exposes himself to a situation in which he feels uncomfortable. So, that's why I don't understand the difference too much because it is somehow the same thing. Please explain the difference to me :/

[@LewisPsychology]

This behavioural experiment in the video involved exposure. There are many types of behavioural experiments and they don’t always involve exposure work. I hope this answers your question. Best wishes, Teresa.

[@TrainFrain]

@@LewisPsychology okay thank you very much!

[@faisalgull3600]

very useful info.

[@LewisPsychology]

Glad it was helpful! Best wishes, Teresa.

[@somethinggood-sy1ed]

And what happens if your experiences confirm your negative beliefs like mine do. What then

[@LewisPsychology]

Then you have confirmed they are true. Not all beliefs are false and not all beliefs are true. You are simply TESTING your beliefs. Best wishes, Teresa.

[@Anurag_Saxena]

1:22 After my resignation, I was avoiding to attend a get-together Fearing question on my self esteem. If anyone asks what I'm doing nowadays, what shall I say? All guests raised no question except the one : my my elder cousin's wife asked this question was trying to help. But I failed to answer and didn't make eye contact and felt as a total loser. I think that moment I went through kind of an anxiety attack. I came home and wept a few times.

[@Anurag_Saxena]

Your videos are helping me level my feelings so that i can separate them for my betterment.

[@LewisPsychology]

@@Anurag_Saxena I’m pleased to hear my videos are helping you. Wishing you well my friend.

[@MarinaAdel-h6i]

I am wondering how you can come up with a list of worries or things to tackle in a behavioral experiment, any tips ?

[@LewisPsychology]

This is something your therapist would be able to tease out. Best wishes, Teresa.

[@MarinaAdel-h6i]

​@@LewisPsychology I am the therapist :) and used a few different techniques such as worry lists but they don't seem to get the actually results I am looking for and used Socratic questioning

[@larry1824]

Live in the minute always not five days ahead

[@18.madebhiwanandamahagangg90]

👍👍👍