1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:01,013 - Hey everybody. 2 00:00:01,013 --> 00:00:03,410 Today we're gonna talk about schema therapy. 3 00:00:03,410 --> 00:00:05,700 Before we jump into that, are you new to my channel? 4 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:06,533 Welcome. 5 00:00:06,533 --> 00:00:08,670 I'm a licensed therapist creating educational 6 00:00:08,670 --> 00:00:10,580 mental health videos, and I release them 7 00:00:10,580 --> 00:00:12,370 on Mondays and on Thursdays, 8 00:00:12,370 --> 00:00:13,510 so make sure you're subscribed 9 00:00:13,510 --> 00:00:15,120 and have your notifications turned on 10 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:16,930 so that you don't miss out. 11 00:00:16,930 --> 00:00:20,760 But now, let's get into today's topic, schema therapy. 12 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,330 What is it, and why would a therapist 13 00:00:23,330 --> 00:00:25,030 recommend it for you? 14 00:00:25,030 --> 00:00:27,510 Now, schema therapy is a therapy style 15 00:00:27,510 --> 00:00:30,430 that was developed to tackle pervasive patterns 16 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:31,550 in our lives. 17 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:34,350 Pervasive just means, it's like running through everything, 18 00:00:34,350 --> 00:00:36,400 it's just always hangin' out there, 19 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,830 and what schema therapy does is it helps us identify 20 00:00:39,830 --> 00:00:44,160 and uncover schemas or themes that we formed 21 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:46,860 in response to early experiences 22 00:00:46,860 --> 00:00:50,100 of unmet emotional needs, okay? 23 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:52,180 I know that's a lot, but just hang with me. 24 00:00:52,180 --> 00:00:53,670 What that really means in short 25 00:00:53,670 --> 00:00:56,810 is that when hurtful or bad things happen to us, 26 00:00:56,810 --> 00:00:58,830 we try, you know, to make sense of it 27 00:00:58,830 --> 00:01:01,450 by believing that it's either like our fault, 28 00:01:01,450 --> 00:01:03,550 we did something, or we create 29 00:01:03,550 --> 00:01:05,880 an unhealthy or negative story about it 30 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,910 to kinda tell ourselves why that thing happened. 31 00:01:08,910 --> 00:01:11,310 And this type of therapy seeks to help us learn 32 00:01:11,310 --> 00:01:14,900 how to operate in a healthy mode or state of being, 33 00:01:14,900 --> 00:01:18,030 as we learn to get our core emotional needs met 34 00:01:18,030 --> 00:01:19,240 in everyday life. 35 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:20,720 Now, before we go any further 36 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,680 into why someone could benefit from schema therapy, 37 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,060 let's talk a little bit about the origin of it. 38 00:01:27,060 --> 00:01:29,640 Now, schema therapy is a type of therapy 39 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,390 that was developed in the mid 1980's. 40 00:01:32,390 --> 00:01:35,550 A man named Dr. Jeffrey Young was working with patients 41 00:01:35,550 --> 00:01:37,510 at the Center for Cognitive Therapy 42 00:01:37,510 --> 00:01:40,080 at the University of Pennsylvania, 43 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,430 and while he was seeing a lot of success 44 00:01:42,430 --> 00:01:45,440 through cognitive therapy, he also noticed 45 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:46,900 that with patients who seemed to have 46 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:49,580 more pervasive patterns of dysfunction 47 00:01:49,580 --> 00:01:53,230 or personality disorders, he really wasn't seeing 48 00:01:53,230 --> 00:01:55,960 much lasting change, and that's why 49 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,450 he began to develop schema therapy. 50 00:01:58,450 --> 00:01:59,980 He wanted to take the strengths 51 00:01:59,980 --> 00:02:02,690 from multiple therapeutic techniques, 52 00:02:02,690 --> 00:02:05,260 you know, like I kinda do in my practice. 53 00:02:05,260 --> 00:02:07,890 He wanted to pick and choose from the ones that existed 54 00:02:07,890 --> 00:02:11,300 and combine them into one integrated approach, 55 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:13,750 and that's how schema therapy was born. 56 00:02:13,750 --> 00:02:16,060 Schema therapy helps to navigate patterns 57 00:02:16,060 --> 00:02:17,670 that developed out of our childhood 58 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:20,890 that now permeate our lives, and it does this 59 00:02:20,890 --> 00:02:22,730 by borrowing from multiple theories, 60 00:02:22,730 --> 00:02:24,350 just like I was talking about. 61 00:02:24,350 --> 00:02:26,520 For example, psychodynamic theory 62 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,650 explores childhood relationship experiences 63 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:32,720 with the mindset that insight into the past 64 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,840 can in and of itself, help us navigate the present. 65 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,460 Cognitive therapy takes a more present day approach, 66 00:02:40,460 --> 00:02:42,710 seeking to identify thought patterns 67 00:02:42,710 --> 00:02:44,910 taking place in specific situations, 68 00:02:44,910 --> 00:02:48,960 and focusing on how we can shift our narrative. 69 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,930 Schema therapy integrates both approaches 70 00:02:51,930 --> 00:02:54,880 by exploring elements, as well as borrowing 71 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,270 from some attachment theory, object relations theory, 72 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:00,860 and emotion-focused therapies and more. 73 00:03:00,860 --> 00:03:03,030 Okay, now let's talk a little bit about 74 00:03:03,030 --> 00:03:05,780 some of the key components of schema therapy. 75 00:03:05,780 --> 00:03:08,860 Now schema therapy has four key conceptions. 76 00:03:08,860 --> 00:03:11,570 Number one, emotional needs, 77 00:03:11,570 --> 00:03:15,240 number two, early maladaptive schemas, 78 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,150 number three, maladaptive coping styles, 79 00:03:18,150 --> 00:03:20,450 and four, schema modes. 80 00:03:20,450 --> 00:03:21,750 Now I know that sounds like a lot, 81 00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:23,210 but don't worry, we'll break it down. 82 00:03:23,210 --> 00:03:26,030 Okay, so let's get into each of these concepts a little more 83 00:03:26,030 --> 00:03:28,810 so that you can just better understand them, 84 00:03:28,810 --> 00:03:32,370 and the first, the core emotional needs. 85 00:03:32,370 --> 00:03:35,000 Schema therapy proposes that you and I 86 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,710 have some basic emotional needs when we're children. 87 00:03:37,710 --> 00:03:38,840 We've kind of talked about this 88 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,580 when it comes to, you know, childhood emotional neglect, 89 00:03:41,580 --> 00:03:44,920 and some, maybe abuse that we sustained as children. 90 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,800 We all have emotional needs, and when these are not met, 91 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,560 we develop early maladaptive schemas. 92 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,340 That really means a faulty story or belief about ourselves, 93 00:03:55,340 --> 00:03:57,610 and these are damaging themes or patterns 94 00:03:57,610 --> 00:03:59,090 that we developed in our childhood, 95 00:03:59,090 --> 00:04:02,890 and then continued to add to throughout our lives. 96 00:04:02,890 --> 00:04:04,840 For example, one of these might be, 97 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,750 I'm not worth loving, or everyone always leaves me. 98 00:04:08,750 --> 00:04:11,320 Now schema therapy has categorized our schemas 99 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,550 into 18 themes, that can result 100 00:04:13,550 --> 00:04:18,020 from a perceived lack of core emotional needs being met. 101 00:04:18,020 --> 00:04:19,950 I'm not gonna go through all 18. 102 00:04:19,950 --> 00:04:21,400 You can look it up if you want more. 103 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,630 Of course, our brains have lots of schemas 104 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:25,730 they form in our childhood, and even 105 00:04:25,730 --> 00:04:28,070 into adulthood, but early maladaptive schemas 106 00:04:28,070 --> 00:04:30,990 have a few things in common, and this 107 00:04:30,990 --> 00:04:32,650 is our second one if you don't remember. 108 00:04:32,650 --> 00:04:34,760 The second component of schema therapy 109 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,530 is early maladaptive schemas. 110 00:04:36,530 --> 00:04:38,190 Okay, so they have a lot of things in common, 111 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:39,460 and the first is that 112 00:04:39,460 --> 00:04:43,270 they have broad pervasive themes or patterns. 113 00:04:43,270 --> 00:04:46,540 Two, they're comprised of memories, emotions, 114 00:04:46,540 --> 00:04:49,730 cognitions and bodily sensations, 115 00:04:49,730 --> 00:04:52,450 and three, they involve the way we see ourselves 116 00:04:52,450 --> 00:04:54,860 or our relationship with others. 117 00:04:54,860 --> 00:04:58,830 Four, they have developed during childhood or adolescence, 118 00:04:58,830 --> 00:05:01,650 and were five, deepened and extended 119 00:05:01,650 --> 00:05:03,670 throughout our lifetime, and six, 120 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:05,860 and finally, they create a significant degree 121 00:05:05,860 --> 00:05:07,710 of dysfunction in our lives. 122 00:05:07,710 --> 00:05:10,550 Pretty much what we're saying is these maladaptive schemas 123 00:05:10,550 --> 00:05:13,850 we've created started in our childhood, 124 00:05:13,850 --> 00:05:16,520 they're not helpful, they actually hinder us, 125 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,920 and they kind of hang out and permeate our entire life. 126 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,530 Now from these schemas, we then develop 127 00:05:22,530 --> 00:05:24,310 what they call coping mechanisms, 128 00:05:24,310 --> 00:05:26,050 which you know a lot about. 129 00:05:26,050 --> 00:05:28,440 I am always talking about coping skills, 130 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,700 and that's really what these are. 131 00:05:30,700 --> 00:05:32,750 For a child in a rough situation growing up, 132 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:35,130 these coping strategies make sense. 133 00:05:35,130 --> 00:05:37,790 They were our way to, you know, try to protect ourselves, 134 00:05:37,790 --> 00:05:40,100 and they can help us get through really tough things. 135 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:41,360 You know how I've mentioned that like, 136 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,710 self- injurious behavior or even dissociation 137 00:05:44,710 --> 00:05:47,660 can help us get through a really tough time, 138 00:05:47,660 --> 00:05:50,230 but what makes them maladaptive coping styles 139 00:05:50,230 --> 00:05:52,720 is when we hang on to those coping mechanisms 140 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,660 past the point that they're helpful. 141 00:05:54,660 --> 00:05:55,610 I've talked about this before, 142 00:05:55,610 --> 00:05:58,200 like our self-injury is no longer serving us, 143 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,120 and so that's when they kind of move in 144 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,670 to this maladaptive realm. 145 00:06:01,670 --> 00:06:05,560 Now these are different for every individual, obviously, 146 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,320 which can explain why we are different from our siblings, 147 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,940 even though we could grow up in the exact same environment. 148 00:06:11,940 --> 00:06:14,950 Coping mechanisms can be shaped by our temperament, 149 00:06:14,950 --> 00:06:18,870 or just from watching and or imitating someone around us. 150 00:06:18,870 --> 00:06:21,500 Coping mechanisms can be a variety of different things, 151 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:24,130 but they tend to fall in to one of three categories, 152 00:06:24,130 --> 00:06:26,200 and I found this really fascinating. 153 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,820 The first category is surrender, 154 00:06:28,820 --> 00:06:32,380 which means we're repeating our schemas over and over again. 155 00:06:32,380 --> 00:06:35,250 For example, if our schema makes us feel weak, 156 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:37,030 we might have a coping strategy 157 00:06:37,030 --> 00:06:40,760 of over-dependence on others, which really lines up 158 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,480 with that schema or that narrative 159 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,270 that we are weak or unable. 160 00:06:45,270 --> 00:06:48,360 The second category is avoidance. 161 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:49,920 Now these strategies are the ones 162 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,660 that help us avoid or escape our schemas. 163 00:06:52,660 --> 00:06:54,540 For example, you know, addictions, 164 00:06:54,540 --> 00:06:56,670 or seeking some kind of stimulation 165 00:06:56,670 --> 00:06:58,910 that can make us completely avoid 166 00:06:58,910 --> 00:07:01,700 all the stuff that we maybe think or feel about ourselves, 167 00:07:01,700 --> 00:07:03,780 and the third category of coping mechanisms 168 00:07:03,780 --> 00:07:06,460 is over-compensation. 169 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:07,870 Now these strategies are the ones 170 00:07:07,870 --> 00:07:10,710 that lead us to do the opposite of our schema. 171 00:07:10,710 --> 00:07:13,440 So if our schema makes us feel out of control, 172 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,090 we might end up coping with obsessive disorder 173 00:07:16,090 --> 00:07:20,250 or extreme planning, or maybe even eating disorder behavior. 174 00:07:20,250 --> 00:07:22,030 Okay, we talked about all three 175 00:07:22,030 --> 00:07:24,420 of the main concepts in schema therapy, 176 00:07:24,420 --> 00:07:25,940 and I know that was a lot, remember 177 00:07:25,940 --> 00:07:28,230 they were core emotional needs, 178 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:32,490 early maladaptive schemas, and maladaptive coping styles, 179 00:07:32,490 --> 00:07:35,360 and the last concept that's important in schema therapy 180 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,590 is what's known as schema modes. 181 00:07:38,590 --> 00:07:40,740 Now, this really refers to the modes 182 00:07:40,740 --> 00:07:43,710 or states that our mind goes into 183 00:07:43,710 --> 00:07:46,220 when we're triggered, okay? 184 00:07:46,220 --> 00:07:49,100 Modes are a combination of our schemas 185 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:51,780 and our coping mechanisms, and it's out of that 186 00:07:51,780 --> 00:07:53,770 that flow these patterns 187 00:07:53,770 --> 00:07:55,350 that we see playing out in our lives. 188 00:07:55,350 --> 00:07:56,960 You know, when you kind of find yourself 189 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,570 like in the same type of relationship 190 00:07:58,570 --> 00:08:01,750 or having the same kind of relationship issues. 191 00:08:01,750 --> 00:08:04,480 A mode is not simply a narrative we have 192 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,660 or a coping behavior, or a feeling that's triggered. 193 00:08:08,660 --> 00:08:11,440 It's really when all those things come together 194 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,260 so consistently and repeatedly 195 00:08:14,260 --> 00:08:17,610 that our brain kind of has a mode it now goes into 196 00:08:17,610 --> 00:08:19,330 when we're triggered. 197 00:08:19,330 --> 00:08:20,280 Does that make sense? 198 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,380 It's kind of like our brain gets so used 199 00:08:22,380 --> 00:08:24,190 to thinking and doing the same thing 200 00:08:24,190 --> 00:08:25,860 every single time it's triggered 201 00:08:25,860 --> 00:08:27,390 that it either acts responsibly 202 00:08:27,390 --> 00:08:29,580 to get us out of the situation, 203 00:08:29,580 --> 00:08:32,180 or it possibly dissociates or, you know, 204 00:08:32,180 --> 00:08:35,930 has us engaging in some kinda unhealthy coping skill, 205 00:08:35,930 --> 00:08:38,690 and the mode that we go into really depends 206 00:08:38,690 --> 00:08:40,540 on our coping skills, and those early, 207 00:08:40,540 --> 00:08:42,540 unhealthy schemas that we kinda talked about 208 00:08:42,540 --> 00:08:44,470 that we developed as a child. 209 00:08:44,470 --> 00:08:45,870 Does that make sense? 210 00:08:45,870 --> 00:08:47,420 When it comes to these modes, 211 00:08:47,420 --> 00:08:49,880 schema therapy identifies and addresses 212 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,750 10 different kinds of them, and it's designed 213 00:08:52,750 --> 00:08:55,910 to tackle those 10, and if any of this 214 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:56,960 doesn't make sense, or you want 215 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,360 more clarification, just let me know 216 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,040 in those comments down below, and I'm happy 217 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,300 to follow up, either in a comment or in another video. 218 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:05,150 So we've talked about the key concepts, 219 00:09:05,150 --> 00:09:07,520 but what actually happens when we walk into the office 220 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,970 of a therapist who specializes in schema therapy? 221 00:09:10,970 --> 00:09:12,730 The primary goals of schema therapy 222 00:09:12,730 --> 00:09:15,290 are to first unpack and identify 223 00:09:15,290 --> 00:09:17,770 those four concepts in our lives. 224 00:09:17,770 --> 00:09:21,210 What experiences did we have of unmet needs? 225 00:09:21,210 --> 00:09:23,240 What schemas have we developed, 226 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,620 and what coping mechanisms go along with these 227 00:09:25,620 --> 00:09:28,710 to make up the modes that we're operating out of? 228 00:09:28,710 --> 00:09:30,880 I know that sounds very therapisty, 229 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,040 but I hope you kinda understand. 230 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,800 It's like, what emotional needs weren't met, 231 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,390 then what do we do to deal with the feeling, 232 00:09:37,390 --> 00:09:39,340 or that unmet need, and then how 233 00:09:39,340 --> 00:09:41,230 do we act as a result? 234 00:09:41,230 --> 00:09:42,550 And moving on to the second thing 235 00:09:42,550 --> 00:09:44,410 a schema therapist will do, is that 236 00:09:44,410 --> 00:09:47,200 they'll wanna know how we get our needs met, 237 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,480 and how we can access a healthy mode 238 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,070 that operates out of adaptive schemas. 239 00:09:52,070 --> 00:09:54,750 So they're gonna help you create these adaptive schemas 240 00:09:54,750 --> 00:09:56,830 and healthier coping mechanisms, 241 00:09:56,830 --> 00:09:59,500 so it can help us in our relationships and our lives. 242 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:02,500 Like, if we could rise to the occasion when we're triggered, 243 00:10:02,500 --> 00:10:04,420 and not let that old way of thinking 244 00:10:04,420 --> 00:10:06,530 cause us to relapse or dissociate, 245 00:10:06,530 --> 00:10:08,940 they're gonna help build up those coping skills, 246 00:10:08,940 --> 00:10:10,730 also challenge some of those thoughts 247 00:10:10,730 --> 00:10:13,170 or beliefs you have about yourself in your past 248 00:10:13,170 --> 00:10:15,820 so that we can feel more confident and empowered 249 00:10:15,820 --> 00:10:17,440 to make healthy decisions. 250 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,900 Often schema therapy involves a period of assessment. 251 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:24,090 Therapists may ask us to take some kinda Q and A, 252 00:10:24,090 --> 00:10:26,930 or may use techniques to help us identify schemas 253 00:10:26,930 --> 00:10:29,180 that are impacting our lives. 254 00:10:29,180 --> 00:10:32,100 As schema therapy is such a multi-theory approach, 255 00:10:32,100 --> 00:10:33,740 remember, we're kinda picking and choosing 256 00:10:33,740 --> 00:10:36,250 from different therapies, we'll likely experience 257 00:10:36,250 --> 00:10:39,290 a number of different types of therapy styles. 258 00:10:39,290 --> 00:10:41,910 Our therapist may utilize cognitive techniques 259 00:10:41,910 --> 00:10:44,410 or emotion-focused techniques, 260 00:10:44,410 --> 00:10:47,270 which can involve more techniques like chair work. 261 00:10:47,270 --> 00:10:48,910 If you ever done like Empty Chair Technique 262 00:10:48,910 --> 00:10:50,990 where you talk to someone 263 00:10:50,990 --> 00:10:52,210 that you're havin' a hard time with 264 00:10:52,210 --> 00:10:53,840 and pretend that they're in that chair, 265 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,500 or you could role play to explore different schemas, 266 00:10:56,500 --> 00:10:59,800 like, almost like taking that eating disorder voice out 267 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:01,630 and talking to it, like, why are you doing that, 268 00:11:01,630 --> 00:11:03,730 and I know it sounds kinda crazy, 269 00:11:03,730 --> 00:11:05,150 and I know a lot of you don't like that, 270 00:11:05,150 --> 00:11:07,400 but it can help us uncover 271 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,470 some, maybe other schemas or other issues 272 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:12,620 or coping skills that we may be dealing with. 273 00:11:12,620 --> 00:11:15,430 Now the therapy relationship may also be utilized 274 00:11:15,430 --> 00:11:18,530 in schema therapy by exploring any modes, 275 00:11:18,530 --> 00:11:20,410 remember, those ways we act out, 276 00:11:20,410 --> 00:11:21,840 that are triggered in sessions, 277 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,080 which, really is just a fancy way of saying 278 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,970 that we'll talk through and work through 279 00:11:25,970 --> 00:11:27,740 any transference that might come up. 280 00:11:27,740 --> 00:11:30,040 And behavioral techniques can also be used, 281 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,610 helping us press in to new coping strategies 282 00:11:32,610 --> 00:11:34,520 and try out new behaviors to help us 283 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,740 feel more confident and able to act out 284 00:11:36,740 --> 00:11:38,830 in a healthier mode, instead of, 285 00:11:38,830 --> 00:11:41,220 you know, going back to that old unhealthy one 286 00:11:41,220 --> 00:11:43,340 that's really been holding us back. 287 00:11:43,340 --> 00:11:44,830 Okay, now let's talk a little bit 288 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:47,350 about who can benefit from schema therapy, 289 00:11:47,350 --> 00:11:49,560 and the truth is, the key concepts 290 00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:52,460 of schema therapy could probably help most of us. 291 00:11:52,460 --> 00:11:54,960 I know when I was researching this, I thought that, 292 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,820 that it could really, really help me, 293 00:11:56,820 --> 00:11:58,880 and many of us have emotional needs 294 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,040 that we really felt were unmet as children 295 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,870 or adolescents, and we all likely formed schemas 296 00:12:04,870 --> 00:12:07,990 or unhealthy coping skills out of that, 297 00:12:07,990 --> 00:12:10,390 and all of that can lead us to having behaviors 298 00:12:10,390 --> 00:12:12,750 or patterns in our lives that we don't like 299 00:12:12,750 --> 00:12:14,940 and we maybe wanna change. 300 00:12:14,940 --> 00:12:16,340 So how do we know if this therapy 301 00:12:16,340 --> 00:12:18,040 is the best fit for us? 302 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,950 How do we know when we should be pursuing schema therapy 303 00:12:20,950 --> 00:12:24,400 or something more commonly available, like CBT? 304 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,110 Well, schema therapy was developed 305 00:12:26,110 --> 00:12:27,980 specifically to provide options 306 00:12:27,980 --> 00:12:30,730 and help for patients who have patterns in their life 307 00:12:30,730 --> 00:12:34,880 that are so pervasive and deeply entrenched within them 308 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,880 that typical forms of therapy 309 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,020 can leave them feeling discouraged 310 00:12:39,020 --> 00:12:41,610 at their inability to go deeper 311 00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:44,510 than tackling just the symptoms they're feeling. 312 00:12:44,510 --> 00:12:47,400 It's commonly thought to be one of the more helpful tools 313 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:48,530 for those of us who are struggling 314 00:12:48,530 --> 00:12:50,670 with chronic psychological disorders 315 00:12:50,670 --> 00:12:54,280 like borderline personality disorder or narcissism, 316 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,220 and it's also been known to work well 317 00:12:56,220 --> 00:12:57,900 with those who find they're struggling 318 00:12:57,900 --> 00:13:00,920 with lifelong patterns that are really hindering 319 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,320 their quality of life, like eating disorders or addiction. 320 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,030 There are a lotta different kinds 321 00:13:06,030 --> 00:13:08,070 of therapies out there, and it can be hard to know 322 00:13:08,070 --> 00:13:09,840 which one's best for you, but I hope 323 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,160 this just gives you a little bit more information 324 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,090 about schema therapy, and if you're not sure, 325 00:13:15,090 --> 00:13:16,380 always chat with your therapist, 326 00:13:16,380 --> 00:13:18,060 and ask for their take on this. 327 00:13:18,060 --> 00:13:19,410 You know, what type of therapy 328 00:13:19,410 --> 00:13:21,570 might be the most helpful for you. 329 00:13:21,570 --> 00:13:23,710 And if you're watching this and you've tried schema therapy, 330 00:13:23,710 --> 00:13:25,680 or have had any thoughts on it, 331 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:27,490 please share in the comments down below, 332 00:13:27,490 --> 00:13:28,518 and I will see you next time. 333 00:13:28,518 --> 00:13:29,353 Bye.