<p>In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, what should happen between the occurrence of a <em>negative automatic thought</em> and, finally, its <em>neutralization</em> is <em>logical thinking</em>: looking at the <strong>evidence for</strong> the automatic thought, and the <strong>evidence against</strong> the automatic thought, and coming to the conclusion that the automatic thought is not worth thinking about. Or that it wasn't valid at all.</p>

<p>In an <em>emergency situation</em> coupled with <em>very high anxiety</em>, an <strong><em>intervention</em></strong> is needed. The therapist uses the CBT model to show the patient that the negative automatic thought is not valid. This is especially important for patients with anxiety disorders. <strong>This is CBT performed in a timely, efficient and immediate manner (perhaps on the phone), when waiting for the next therapy session to come by is not an option.</strong></p>

<p>Is there a way patients can <em>perform a CBT intervention without the aid of a therapist</em> in a high intensity, emergency situation, with high propensity for negative thinking, and high anxiety, <em>just in case the therapist isn't reachable/available at that moment</em>?</p>

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Welcome to cogsci.SE!  Self-help questions are off-topic here;  I think you have a more general question in mind, but it isn't clear to me what you're asking.  How are data models/database schema related to negative automatic thought?
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Your edits have greatly improved your question! However, I would consider removing all personal references to make sure it's purely on topic for this site. We get a lot of "self-help" questions here, so we're a bit paranoid about that rule. Even though you've mostly removed the focus of this question away from yourself, which is appreciated, if you could totally eliminate it, that would be a question I would like to upvote. (:
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"Do it yourself" Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy-style intervention methods
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# "Do it yourself" Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy-style intervention methods

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In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, what should happen between the occurrence of a *negative automatic thought* and, finally, its *neutralization* is *logical thinking*: looking at the **evidence for** the automatic thought, and the **evidence against** the automatic thought, and coming to the conclusion that the automatic thought is not worth thinking about. Or that it wasn't valid at all.

In an *emergency situation* coupled with *very high anxiety*, an ***intervention*** is needed. The therapist uses the CBT model to show the patient that the negative automatic thought is not valid. This is especially important for patients with anxiety disorders. **This is CBT performed in a timely, efficient and immediate manner (perhaps on the phone), when waiting for the next therapy session to come by is not an option.**

Is there a way patients can *perform a CBT intervention without the aid of a therapist* in a high intensity, emergency situation, with high propensity for negative thinking, and high anxiety, *just in case the therapist isn't reachable/available at that moment*?

**Tags:** abnormal-psychology, clinical-psychology

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> **username_1**: Welcome to cogsci.SE!  Self-help questions are off-topic here;  I think you have a more general question in mind, but it isn't clear to me what you're asking.  How are data models/database schema related to negative automatic thought?  
> **username_2**: Your edits have greatly improved your question! However, I would consider removing all personal references to make sure it's purely on topic for this site. We get a lot of "self-help" questions here, so we're a bit paranoid about that rule. Even though you've mostly removed the focus of this question away from yourself, which is appreciated, if you could totally eliminate it, that would be a question I would like to upvote. (:  

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