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The Compassionate Mind (Compassion Focused Therapy)

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How the three-affect regulation system (threat awareness & coping, reward & resource seeking, and contentment & soothing) forms complex patterns within the mind It does contain worksheets for anyone interested in carrying out compassion exercises but the exercises are scattered throughout the book and it would be difficult to devise a programme as there are so many of them.

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a b Leaviss, J; Uttley, L (2015). "Psychotherapeutic benefits of compassion-focused therapy: an early systematic review". Psychological Medicine. 45 (5): 927–945. doi: 10.1017/S0033291714002141. PMC 4413786. PMID 25215860. This book explains that we have two ways of thinking. The 'old belief system' and the 'new belief system'. The old is from our ancestors in the cave days and how we react to pain and pleasure. It's so interesting to read how our minds have evolved and how some ways we react stem from thousands of years ago. Gilbert, P. (2000). Social mentalities: Internal ‘social’ conflicts and the role of inner warmth and compassion in cognitive therapy. In, P. Gilbert & Bailey K.G (eds.) Genes on the Couch: Explorations in Evolutionary Psychotherapy (p.118-150). Hove: Brenner-Routledge. A really refreshing look at very simple concepts with interwoven complexities, and how we can all seek to better know and understand ourselves. Gilbert, P. (2010). Compassion focused therapy. CBT Distinctive Features Series. New York: Routledge.

Training Our Minds in, with and for Compassion An

Threat and self-protection focused system: evolved to alert and direct attention to detect and respond to threats. This system contains threat-based emotions (anger, anxiety, disgust), and threat-based behaviors (fight/flight, freezing). [8]This book offers a cognitive behavioral therapist's perspective on compassion and exercises to rewire the brain "neurons that fire together wire together" for a happier, kinder, gentler, warmer (less angry and anxious), approach to life. The authorial interjections can be goofy. A lot of the science in the book was something I found quite interesting. For example the fact that aside from the threat and excitement system, animals also have a soothing/contentment system which basically means they don't worry when there is nothing to specifically worry about. Humans spend little time in this zone because we are wired to think about threat all the time - much more so than anything pleasurable. Learning about this helped me feel less frustrated about myself and more normal when I'm being a 'worrywart'. Eradicating bad feelings can never be the end goal as they are part of our basic make-up and serve a purpose, but we can be kinder to ourselves about feeling them. Drive, seeking and acquisition focused system: pay attention and notice advantageous resources, experience drive and pleasure in securing them (positive system is activating). [8] Yes, it is long, but I treated the reading experience like an occasional digging through the massive tool box (treasure chest, really) of a seasoned therapist, trying out an exercise or two as I went a long and making note of what worked for me. We are a species that has evolved to thrive on kindness and compassion. The challenge is to recognize the importance of kindness and affection and place them at the center of our relationship with ourselves, with others, and the world."

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