Theory of Knowledge

A unified approach to psychology and philosophy

by Gregg Henriques, Ph.D.

Potentially Helpful Technique For Anxiety Producing Thoughts

By Gregg Henriques on February 28, 2013 in Theory of Knowledge

Repeating an anxiety provoking thought out loud several times again and again, while distracting oneself might be a good way to overcome the power that thought has to evoke fear and avoidance. Read More

Seem to be waaayyyy over thinking

Submitted by Wayne Walker on March 3, 2013 - 5:46am.

I read this article and after doing so I find Gregg seems to way over think these two people. I am a Hypnotherapist and have dealt with clients who have some of the same challenges. What he describes about these two people is nothing more than common triggers and anchors, which we all have about something in our lives. Triggers and Anchors can be of course to one extreme to the other positive and negative. T and A can be modified very quickly by a skilled Hypnotist, usually in as a few 1-3 sessions and no more than 8-10 sessions so long as the T and A are in fact the issue.

I'm just saying.

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interesting

Submitted by Johnny Walker on March 7, 2013 - 1:29pm.

A helpful description of the intervention, I'd like to give it a try!

thanks

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In the trenches

Submitted by Anonymous on March 19, 2013 - 10:26pm.

What would be better than the patient repeat positive phrases instead of ruminating obsessions programmed for failure?
What would be interesting would be to know that you were useful methods for people with social phobia in a social gathering. (my problem) Streamline, relax and try to have courage I have gotten rid of the sensation of breathlessness and the tingling and dizziness caused by almost unconscious (if; unconscious) sense of loss of emotional control.
I get the impression that only one drug, herbal or chemical could achieve a level of control. Maybe should I have a thyroid test (I suspect might be the cause) Maybe that's why I stick sad movies harder than others. Maybe I should take anesthetics as paracetamol, as Winona Rider (the kleptomaniac actress)