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Turtle out of shell's avatar

Interesting introduction. Just as a side note on footnote no 1, I don't think a reflection on how we live our lives is CBT stuff. CBT is much more sure about what is a constructive way of thinking and what is cognitive distortion to be skeptical in any true sense

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Joe James's avatar

Yeah. I'm being super-reflective there. I used to suffer anxiety (not a clinical diagnosis) and just sort of approaching the concern of my anxiety with a skeptic perspective showed me that the anxiety was misinformed (again - this doesn't work as well with people with actual anxiety!). I think many people's personal philosophies come down to aspects of personality, and this is part of mine.

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Turtle out of shell's avatar

Good way to go. As a therapist, I think that's a great way of addressing anxiety for everyone: even those with clinical levels of anxiety. But sometimes it might not be sufficient on its own

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Ragged Clown's avatar

Was Socrates a constructive sceptic?

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Joe James's avatar

I think he was more of a gadfly (if I’m charged with corrupting the youth, I’ve gone too far!)

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