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How Does Mindfulness Differ from Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

By Stuart J. Eisendrath MD — 2020

In traditional cognitive behavior therapy, you are taught to try to answer back to negative thoughts. This can be challenging because if you have been depressed for a long time you tend to believe the negative thoughts. With mindfulness, you learn a different approach. By learning how to focus your attention you can let go of negative thoughts.

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How Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work?

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a short-term therapy technique that can help people find new ways to behave by changing their thought patterns.

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Medical News Today
2018
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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the automatic negative thoughts that can contribute to and worsen emotional difficulties, depression, and anxiety. These spontaneous negative thoughts have a detrimental influence on mood.

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Kendra Cherry
2020
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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