An extremely interesting approach to working with clients, especially considering that everything is truly built around recreating self-esteem or restoring it. Adjusting the work format to provoke the client to do this independently adds significant effectiveness.
I’m not referring to all cases here, as this method will undoubtedly exacerbate certain issues. However, in some cases, it holds real weight.
For example, stimulating a client suffering from early-stage depression: if we identify the angle of perception that influences them the most, we will receive a corresponding reaction that serves as a clue.
Once we pinpoint the source of constructive irritation for the client, we simply need to periodically return to it. Afterward, when the client realizes they are currently irritated, the method comes into play, allowing them to define the boundaries of their problem’s importance. This, in turn, helps devalue it independently. If I am angry now, how can I still feel depressed? (We’re not considering that anger is also a variation of depression.) Let’s examine a purer manifestation of this emotion, from which we can displace one emotion with another.
In this book, the author describes this process very well. I would call it a “bold technique,” but since emotional problems tend to evolve—becoming more complex and harder to treat—modern methods for addressing them must also evolve. We shouldn’t fear what might literally “pull us out of our comfort zone,” as staying within it has far more destructive consequences, both for the specialist and the client.
Therefore, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the quality of their psychological well-being.
