Posted by sowhysosad on May 17, 2009, at 4:12:54
In reply to Re: What are our alternatives? Therapy, posted by Michael Bell on May 17, 2009, at 0:20:24
> The brain has the remarkable feature of elasticity. It is ever-learning, ever-changing. Thought processes and beliefs are literally pathways in the brain that have been formed over time. Therapy allows you to challenge your belief systems and literally create new pathways in your brain. The important thing to remember is that therapy actually results in physical changes in your brain, just as medication does.
I'd imagine that's more true of therapy which changes thought systems - like CBT and Psychology of Mind - than it is of traditional Freudian psychoanalysis.
In fact, I know at least one study provided evidence of changes in the brain after CBT.
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