Introducing the free Parity.Planner CBT Booklet, continuing our ethos of productivity and progress in a mindful way that maintains your mental health, continuing the simple concept that putting things down on paper gets them out your head, decluttering your mind and enabling clearer thinking.
This booklet has been produced to help readers understand:
Viktor E. Frankl, Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, author and Holocaust survivor, said: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom”. Viktor believed that, even in terrible circumstances, a person has the freedom to choose how they see the outcome and the meaning they will take away from the situation.
Unfortunately, we can often be at the mercy of our own thoughts. This may sound odd – surely it’s the other way round? What we may not realise is our thoughts can be as subconscious and automatic as breathing – they are constantly helping us make sense of the world around us, helping us interpret events, sights, sounds, smells, feelings. However, due to past experiences, we can develop unhelpful thinking habits over time. These can then dictate how we feel and react to events in our daily lives, leading to destructive behaviours and mental health issues that are maintained and perpetuated by those very same negative thought patterns.
This Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) booklet is just a small foray into the concepts, tools and techniques that are available to help us manage our thoughts, based on evidence based psychological practice. The booklet covers:
Please remember – looking after your mental health is as important as looking after any other aspect of your health. This booklet is not designed to replace professional or medical help in any way. If you are struggling there are many avenues available – please seek help and support.
Also, many thanks to Getselfhelp – https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk for much of the material used in this booklet. This website holds a huge library of therapy and self-help resource for free.
