Articles about CBT
13 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
When a Feeling Feels Like Evidence
You feel like a fraud, so you must be one. How to separate the feeling from the claim hiding inside it, where this habit hides most, and why distrusting every feeling is…
The Words Always and Never
You never get it right, they always do this, nothing ever changes. Why absolute words make everything feel permanent, and how a smaller, truer sentence changes what you…
When You Assume People Do Not Want You There
You hold back from joining in because you are sure you would be imposing. Where that certainty comes from, how to test it instead of believing it, and what it costs to…
When Therapy Does Not Seem to Be Working
Eight sessions in and you are not sure anything has changed. How to tell slow progress from the wrong fit, and what to say before you quietly stop going.
The Shoulds You Carry Around
I should be further on. I should not need this much rest. Why rules that sound like standards tend to produce guilt rather than action, and how to turn one into…
Checking Your Body for Signs Something Is Wrong
Pressing the same spot, taking your pulse, looking it up again. Why checking makes the worry stronger rather than settling it, and how to put it down without ignoring…
What If It Really Is as Bad as You Think
Reassurance does not touch some worries. The alternative is to follow the fear to the end on purpose and ask what you would actually do.
Testing What You Believe About Yourself
Arguing with a belief like nobody wants me here rarely shifts it. Setting up a small real-world test does. How to design one and read the result honestly.
Giving Your Worries an Appointment
Trying not to worry does not work. Setting aside fifteen minutes a day to worry on purpose does, surprisingly well. How to run a worry window and what to do inside it.
Nobody Is Watching You as Closely as You Think
You replay the stumble in the hallway for days, certain everyone noticed. They did not. Why we overestimate how much attention we get, and how to use that to move more…
Why One Bad Comment Outweighs Ten Good Ones
Nine people praised the presentation. One made a face. Guess which one you are still thinking about at midnight.
How to Fact-Check a Worried Thought
A worried thought arrives sounding like the truth. It usually is not. A simple, five-question way to check a thought before you let it run your afternoon.
Spotting Cognitive Distortions
Ten everyday scenarios, the thinking traps hiding inside them, and the balanced thought for each.