Levels Of Responsibility In understanding trauma, my therapist explains Levels of Responsibility. This information helps me understand how as a child and young teenager, I am not responsible for a tragedy that resulted in a traumatic event for me. How my feelings of guilt as a result of this traumatic event are not a real…
Tag: Cognitive Processing Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Thinking Patterns
The Tree of Faulty Core Beliefs My therapist explained The Tree of Faulty Core Beliefs to me. This tree represents the layers of our subconscious that contribute to negative thinking patterns (cognitive distortions) in our lives. The Faulty Core Identity is the “soil” that nourishes the seed of unhealthy beliefs, often formed during early childhood….
Understanding CPT Cognitive Distortions & Finding Joy In English Riding Lessons
Originally Published: October 19th, 2024 2025 Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) – Currently, each day I consider a Stuck Point I am struggling with, or a moment of my everyday thinking to identify a Cognitive Distortion pattern. I record these Cognitive Distortions on a CPT homework sheet where I describe how my thoughts fit that pattern…
Cognitive Processing Therapy: Understanding Stuck Points
As I continue on my 12-week run of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), I am starting to experience its healing results. I wrote: Cognitive Processing Therapy: A Path To Healing From Trauma as an introduction to CPT. Below is a brief overview of CPT by the American Psychiatric Association: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a structured form of cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to help individuals process and overcome the effects of trauma, particularly in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Overview of CPT CPT is generally delivered…
Cognitive Processing Therapy: A Path To Healing From Trauma
I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) on February 9th, 2022. Since then, I have focused on learning about them. I’ve explored how they manifest in me, with the use of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills (DBT) to cope. A recent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) assessment was conducted by…