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Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It doesn’t matter, it’s the sign of a bad mental health professional to make that their metric of progress

If the metric is “we want this negative outcome reduced” that is a bad approach. You are still focusing on the negative. You will always tend to get more of what you focus on, especially if the subject comes to believe that is your goal for them, and therefore the control they have in their lives

This concept can be expanded to other mental health issues

For example, it is a bad idea for someone to think “I want to not be anxious anymore”. The person is still focusing on their own anxiety. Instead it would be better to picture what life would look like when the anxiety is gone. What would the person be doing, how would they be feeling. Try to map a clear picture. This not only shifts the focus to a positive, but it indirectly fills the void left by negative

Individual therapy experience may not apply directly to outcomes at scale.

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