Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Okay kiddo, let me try to explain cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to you in a way that makes sense.
Do you ever feel upset or anxious about something that happened at school or with your friends? Sometimes, we have negative thoughts or feelings that make us feel bad. CBT is like a tool that helps us change those negative thoughts and feelings.
Think of your mind like a library, and all your thoughts are books on the shelves. Some of these books are good, while others are not so great. With CBT, you learn how to become a librarian of your own mind.
The first step is to notice when negative thoughts pop up. You can do this by paying attention to how you feel in your body when you have these thoughts. Then, you can imagine yourself taking the negative thought book off the shelf and replacing it with a positive one. For example, if you think "I'm terrible at math," you can replace it with "I’m getting better at math every day."
Another thing we can do with CBT is to change our behavior. This means that we can behave in a way that lessens our negative thoughts and feelings. If you feel anxious, you can practice deep breathing or meditation to calm down.
CBT is like using a tool to help us feel better. Just like we use a hammer to build something, we use CBT to build positive thoughts and feelings.
So, that's cognitive-behavioral therapy, kiddo. It's a way to retrain our minds to think positively and to behave in a way that makes us feel good.
Do you ever feel upset or anxious about something that happened at school or with your friends? Sometimes, we have negative thoughts or feelings that make us feel bad. CBT is like a tool that helps us change those negative thoughts and feelings.
Think of your mind like a library, and all your thoughts are books on the shelves. Some of these books are good, while others are not so great. With CBT, you learn how to become a librarian of your own mind.
The first step is to notice when negative thoughts pop up. You can do this by paying attention to how you feel in your body when you have these thoughts. Then, you can imagine yourself taking the negative thought book off the shelf and replacing it with a positive one. For example, if you think "I'm terrible at math," you can replace it with "I’m getting better at math every day."
Another thing we can do with CBT is to change our behavior. This means that we can behave in a way that lessens our negative thoughts and feelings. If you feel anxious, you can practice deep breathing or meditation to calm down.
CBT is like using a tool to help us feel better. Just like we use a hammer to build something, we use CBT to build positive thoughts and feelings.
So, that's cognitive-behavioral therapy, kiddo. It's a way to retrain our minds to think positively and to behave in a way that makes us feel good.