Comments on: Top Shrink Talks Recession http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/12/top-shrink-talks-recession/ The upside of the downturn Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Ed Caldwell http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/12/top-shrink-talks-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Ed Caldwell Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:41:38 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=1558#comment-172 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." 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.”

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