What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

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We need to allow negative feelings to experience positive ones.

We can experience happy feelings so much more than we are.

The emotional continuum is a framework for how we can choose to feel about life.

Do you often feel like you’re ok, but not great?

Would you describe yourself as “comfortable”?

This happens to a lot of people for various reasons. At times, this can be physiological, where supplements or medication can help. In many cases, this can be more of a processing or perspective issue. We generally don’t like to feel uncomfortable, so our minds use various defense mechanisms to protect us from discomfort. By protecting ourselves from negative emotions, we may also be limiting ourselves from positive........

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