Tag Archives: metacognitive therapy

Gender Identity Vs Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Every day of my life since puberty I hated my body.

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Break the Cycle of Stress

Heal Thyself Stress is a significant cause of disease, yet doctors themselves cannot break the cycle of stress.

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We Are Not Our Brain

We Are Not Our Brain? “By the time we become consciously aware of an experience, it has already been processed many times, activated memories, and initiated complex patterns of behavior.” Decisions are made by the brain at least one second before we … Continue reading

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Life-Altering Elexir

Life-Altering Elixir   I’ve been writing in this blog about Open Focus, Attention Training Therapy (ATT), Metacognitive Therapy ( MCT ), Ki Breathing, and more. Though I have a master’s degree in psychology, I am not posting as an academic, … Continue reading

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Mindlifting

Mindlifting is Body Building for the Mind. Bad News: Life is one problem after another. Good News: Problems offer opportunities to check whether you are caught up in a Mind Drama of thoughts, emotions, and feelings. Each problem offers the … Continue reading

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Life-Altering Elixir

Life-Altering Elixir I’ve been writing in this blog about Open Focus, Attention Training Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy ( MCT ), Ki Breathing, and life-altering ellixirs. Though I have a master’s degree in psychology, I am not posting as an academic, and … Continue reading

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Attention Training Therapy Metacognitive Therapy 3

Attention Training Therapy Attention training therapy (ATT) is a part of metacognitive therapy (MCT) developed by Adrian Wells, professor of clinical psychology, University of Manchester. The therapist tells the client that their disorder is maintained by dwelling on symptoms and … Continue reading

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Placebo Paradox

Who is Doing the Healing and Sabotaging? Since studies have shown the brain can heal the body and it is our brain and our body, why don’t we just heal ourselves? Just as in Wright’s case, even when a treatment … Continue reading

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