Depresh Mode with John Moe Reframing Your Memories, Even the Terrible Ones, To Help Your Mental Health
Jul 22, 2024
Dr. David Halford, a clinical psychologist from Deakin University, dives into the transformative power of cognitive reminiscence therapy (CRT). He explains how revisiting and reframing memories can significantly improve self-esteem, optimism, and reduce depressive symptoms. David offers practical methods for applying CRT, including self-guided journaling and therapeutic support. He shares insights on reshaping negative memories to highlight resilience and motivates listeners to harness their past experiences as fuel for a more positive future.
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Memories Can Reshape Self-Concept
- Cognitive Reminiscence Therapy (CRT) reframes past memories to boost self-worth, competence, and optimism.
- Guided reinterpretation helps memories generalize into a healthier self-schema that reduces depressive symptoms.
Contextualize Embarrassing Moments
- When recalling embarrassing memories, contextualize triggers and ask for other evidence before concluding you're defined by it.
- Add counterexamples of times you were valued to loosen negative, global self-judgments.
Past Reframes Improve Future Expectation
- Reworking past memories transfers to how people anticipate and enjoy future events.
- Improving stored memories updates your prediction model and increases prospective optimism and motivation.