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Top Shrink Talks Recession
We were just listening to a great interview with psychologist Robert Leahy, PhD, on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC radio (the stream isn’t posted yet, we’ll add it when it is, definitely worth listening to). Dr. Leahy, who runs the Institute for Cognitive Therapy, said that a lot of people were going through a mental recession, with concerns about the economy causing them great distress, to lose sleep — or, in some cases, to sleep all day long, and the shock of dealing with these suddenly new circumstances.
Leahy talked about how people are looking for ways to retool – something Recessionwire has been eying with businesses.
We like his blog on anxiety that runs over at Psychology Today and wanted to point out one good ideas–how you can turn on optimism and find opportunity in this market. For example, thinking in terms of how to grow your assets rather than just protect them. Check it out on his Anxiety Files blog.
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With our research over the last six months, we have noted more than 30% rise in people seeking psychotherapy. We have combed several sources discovering suicide hotlines are being over loaded with calls. The pain is real. However the suffering does not have to always linger.
Cognitive therapy is a great approach. However, if people are out of work and they have lost their medical benefits, they may not be able to afford a cognitive therapist’s rates.
With advances in brain training, there is much an indivual can do to take charge of their thinking and emotions. This is a process that almost anyone can learn to do.
As Richard Bandler said, “people probably spent more time learning how to drive their cars, than learning how to operate their brains.”