WEBVTT 00:00:00.180 --> 00:00:01.013 - Hey everybody. 00:00:01.013 --> 00:00:03.410 Today we're gonna talk about schema therapy. 00:00:03.410 --> 00:00:05.700 Before we jump into that, are you new to my channel? 00:00:05.700 --> 00:00:06.533 Welcome. 00:00:06.533 --> 00:00:08.670 I'm a licensed therapist creating educational 00:00:08.670 --> 00:00:10.580 mental health videos, and I release them 00:00:10.580 --> 00:00:12.370 on Mondays and on Thursdays, 00:00:12.370 --> 00:00:13.510 so make sure you're subscribed 00:00:13.510 --> 00:00:15.120 and have your notifications turned on 00:00:15.120 --> 00:00:16.930 so that you don't miss out. 00:00:16.930 --> 00:00:20.760 But now, let's get into today's topic, schema therapy. 00:00:20.760 --> 00:00:23.330 What is it, and why would a therapist 00:00:23.330 --> 00:00:25.030 recommend it for you? 00:00:25.030 --> 00:00:27.510 Now, schema therapy is a therapy style 00:00:27.510 --> 00:00:30.430 that was developed to tackle pervasive patterns 00:00:30.430 --> 00:00:31.550 in our lives. 00:00:31.550 --> 00:00:34.350 Pervasive just means, it's like running through everything, 00:00:34.350 --> 00:00:36.400 it's just always hangin' out there, 00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:39.830 and what schema therapy does is it helps us identify 00:00:39.830 --> 00:00:44.160 and uncover schemas or themes that we formed 00:00:44.160 --> 00:00:46.860 in response to early experiences 00:00:46.860 --> 00:00:50.100 of unmet emotional needs, okay? 00:00:50.100 --> 00:00:52.180 I know that's a lot, but just hang with me. 00:00:52.180 --> 00:00:53.670 What that really means in short 00:00:53.670 --> 00:00:56.810 is that when hurtful or bad things happen to us, 00:00:56.810 --> 00:00:58.830 we try, you know, to make sense of it 00:00:58.830 --> 00:01:01.450 by believing that it's either like our fault, 00:01:01.450 --> 00:01:03.550 we did something, or we create 00:01:03.550 --> 00:01:05.880 an unhealthy or negative story about it 00:01:05.880 --> 00:01:08.910 to kinda tell ourselves why that thing happened. 00:01:08.910 --> 00:01:11.310 And this type of therapy seeks to help us learn 00:01:11.310 --> 00:01:14.900 how to operate in a healthy mode or state of being, 00:01:14.900 --> 00:01:18.030 as we learn to get our core emotional needs met 00:01:18.030 --> 00:01:19.240 in everyday life. 00:01:19.240 --> 00:01:20.720 Now, before we go any further 00:01:20.720 --> 00:01:23.680 into why someone could benefit from schema therapy, 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:27.060 let's talk a little bit about the origin of it. 00:01:27.060 --> 00:01:29.640 Now, schema therapy is a type of therapy 00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:32.390 that was developed in the mid 1980's. 00:01:32.390 --> 00:01:35.550 A man named Dr. Jeffrey Young was working with patients 00:01:35.550 --> 00:01:37.510 at the Center for Cognitive Therapy 00:01:37.510 --> 00:01:40.080 at the University of Pennsylvania, 00:01:40.080 --> 00:01:42.430 and while he was seeing a lot of success 00:01:42.430 --> 00:01:45.440 through cognitive therapy, he also noticed 00:01:45.440 --> 00:01:46.900 that with patients who seemed to have 00:01:46.900 --> 00:01:49.580 more pervasive patterns of dysfunction 00:01:49.580 --> 00:01:53.230 or personality disorders, he really wasn't seeing 00:01:53.230 --> 00:01:55.960 much lasting change, and that's why 00:01:55.960 --> 00:01:58.450 he began to develop schema therapy. 00:01:58.450 --> 00:01:59.980 He wanted to take the strengths 00:01:59.980 --> 00:02:02.690 from multiple therapeutic techniques, 00:02:02.690 --> 00:02:05.260 you know, like I kinda do in my practice. 00:02:05.260 --> 00:02:07.890 He wanted to pick and choose from the ones that existed 00:02:07.890 --> 00:02:11.300 and combine them into one integrated approach, 00:02:11.300 --> 00:02:13.750 and that's how schema therapy was born. 00:02:13.750 --> 00:02:16.060 Schema therapy helps to navigate patterns 00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:17.670 that developed out of our childhood 00:02:17.670 --> 00:02:20.890 that now permeate our lives, and it does this 00:02:20.890 --> 00:02:22.730 by borrowing from multiple theories, 00:02:22.730 --> 00:02:24.350 just like I was talking about. 00:02:24.350 --> 00:02:26.520 For example, psychodynamic theory 00:02:26.520 --> 00:02:29.650 explores childhood relationship experiences 00:02:29.650 --> 00:02:32.720 with the mindset that insight into the past 00:02:32.720 --> 00:02:36.840 can in and of itself, help us navigate the present. 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:40.460 Cognitive therapy takes a more present day approach, 00:02:40.460 --> 00:02:42.710 seeking to identify thought patterns 00:02:42.710 --> 00:02:44.910 taking place in specific situations, 00:02:44.910 --> 00:02:48.960 and focusing on how we can shift our narrative. 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:51.930 Schema therapy integrates both approaches 00:02:51.930 --> 00:02:54.880 by exploring elements, as well as borrowing 00:02:54.880 --> 00:02:58.270 from some attachment theory, object relations theory, 00:02:58.270 --> 00:03:00.860 and emotion-focused therapies and more. 00:03:00.860 --> 00:03:03.030 Okay, now let's talk a little bit about 00:03:03.030 --> 00:03:05.780 some of the key components of schema therapy. 00:03:05.780 --> 00:03:08.860 Now schema therapy has four key conceptions. 00:03:08.860 --> 00:03:11.570 Number one, emotional needs, 00:03:11.570 --> 00:03:15.240 number two, early maladaptive schemas, 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:18.150 number three, maladaptive coping styles, 00:03:18.150 --> 00:03:20.450 and four, schema modes. 00:03:20.450 --> 00:03:21.750 Now I know that sounds like a lot, 00:03:21.750 --> 00:03:23.210 but don't worry, we'll break it down. 00:03:23.210 --> 00:03:26.030 Okay, so let's get into each of these concepts a little more 00:03:26.030 --> 00:03:28.810 so that you can just better understand them, 00:03:28.810 --> 00:03:32.370 and the first, the core emotional needs. 00:03:32.370 --> 00:03:35.000 Schema therapy proposes that you and I 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:37.710 have some basic emotional needs when we're children. 00:03:37.710 --> 00:03:38.840 We've kind of talked about this 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:41.580 when it comes to, you know, childhood emotional neglect, 00:03:41.580 --> 00:03:44.920 and some, maybe abuse that we sustained as children. 00:03:44.920 --> 00:03:48.800 We all have emotional needs, and when these are not met, 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.560 we develop early maladaptive schemas. 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:55.340 That really means a faulty story or belief about ourselves, 00:03:55.340 --> 00:03:57.610 and these are damaging themes or patterns 00:03:57.610 --> 00:03:59.090 that we developed in our childhood, 00:03:59.090 --> 00:04:02.890 and then continued to add to throughout our lives. 00:04:02.890 --> 00:04:04.840 For example, one of these might be, 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:08.750 I'm not worth loving, or everyone always leaves me. 00:04:08.750 --> 00:04:11.320 Now schema therapy has categorized our schemas 00:04:11.320 --> 00:04:13.550 into 18 themes, that can result 00:04:13.550 --> 00:04:18.020 from a perceived lack of core emotional needs being met. 00:04:18.020 --> 00:04:19.950 I'm not gonna go through all 18. 00:04:19.950 --> 00:04:21.400 You can look it up if you want more. 00:04:21.400 --> 00:04:23.630 Of course, our brains have lots of schemas 00:04:23.630 --> 00:04:25.730 they form in our childhood, and even 00:04:25.730 --> 00:04:28.070 into adulthood, but early maladaptive schemas 00:04:28.070 --> 00:04:30.990 have a few things in common, and this 00:04:30.990 --> 00:04:32.650 is our second one if you don't remember. 00:04:32.650 --> 00:04:34.760 The second component of schema therapy 00:04:34.760 --> 00:04:36.530 is early maladaptive schemas. 00:04:36.530 --> 00:04:38.190 Okay, so they have a lot of things in common, 00:04:38.190 --> 00:04:39.460 and the first is that 00:04:39.460 --> 00:04:43.270 they have broad pervasive themes or patterns. 00:04:43.270 --> 00:04:46.540 Two, they're comprised of memories, emotions, 00:04:46.540 --> 00:04:49.730 cognitions and bodily sensations, 00:04:49.730 --> 00:04:52.450 and three, they involve the way we see ourselves 00:04:52.450 --> 00:04:54.860 or our relationship with others. 00:04:54.860 --> 00:04:58.830 Four, they have developed during childhood or adolescence, 00:04:58.830 --> 00:05:01.650 and were five, deepened and extended 00:05:01.650 --> 00:05:03.670 throughout our lifetime, and six, 00:05:03.670 --> 00:05:05.860 and finally, they create a significant degree 00:05:05.860 --> 00:05:07.710 of dysfunction in our lives. 00:05:07.710 --> 00:05:10.550 Pretty much what we're saying is these maladaptive schemas 00:05:10.550 --> 00:05:13.850 we've created started in our childhood, 00:05:13.850 --> 00:05:16.520 they're not helpful, they actually hinder us, 00:05:16.520 --> 00:05:19.920 and they kind of hang out and permeate our entire life. 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:22.530 Now from these schemas, we then develop 00:05:22.530 --> 00:05:24.310 what they call coping mechanisms, 00:05:24.310 --> 00:05:26.050 which you know a lot about. 00:05:26.050 --> 00:05:28.440 I am always talking about coping skills, 00:05:28.440 --> 00:05:30.700 and that's really what these are. 00:05:30.700 --> 00:05:32.750 For a child in a rough situation growing up, 00:05:32.750 --> 00:05:35.130 these coping strategies make sense. 00:05:35.130 --> 00:05:37.790 They were our way to, you know, try to protect ourselves, 00:05:37.790 --> 00:05:40.100 and they can help us get through really tough things. 00:05:40.100 --> 00:05:41.360 You know how I've mentioned that like, 00:05:41.360 --> 00:05:44.710 self- injurious behavior or even dissociation 00:05:44.710 --> 00:05:47.660 can help us get through a really tough time, 00:05:47.660 --> 00:05:50.230 but what makes them maladaptive coping styles 00:05:50.230 --> 00:05:52.720 is when we hang on to those coping mechanisms 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:54.660 past the point that they're helpful. 00:05:54.660 --> 00:05:55.610 I've talked about this before, 00:05:55.610 --> 00:05:58.200 like our self-injury is no longer serving us, 00:05:58.200 --> 00:06:00.120 and so that's when they kind of move in 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:01.670 to this maladaptive realm. 00:06:01.670 --> 00:06:05.560 Now these are different for every individual, obviously, 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:08.320 which can explain why we are different from our siblings, 00:06:08.320 --> 00:06:11.940 even though we could grow up in the exact same environment. 00:06:11.940 --> 00:06:14.950 Coping mechanisms can be shaped by our temperament, 00:06:14.950 --> 00:06:18.870 or just from watching and or imitating someone around us. 00:06:18.870 --> 00:06:21.500 Coping mechanisms can be a variety of different things, 00:06:21.500 --> 00:06:24.130 but they tend to fall in to one of three categories, 00:06:24.130 --> 00:06:26.200 and I found this really fascinating. 00:06:26.200 --> 00:06:28.820 The first category is surrender, 00:06:28.820 --> 00:06:32.380 which means we're repeating our schemas over and over again. 00:06:32.380 --> 00:06:35.250 For example, if our schema makes us feel weak, 00:06:35.250 --> 00:06:37.030 we might have a coping strategy 00:06:37.030 --> 00:06:40.760 of over-dependence on others, which really lines up 00:06:40.760 --> 00:06:42.480 with that schema or that narrative 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:45.270 that we are weak or unable. 00:06:45.270 --> 00:06:48.360 The second category is avoidance. 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:49.920 Now these strategies are the ones 00:06:49.920 --> 00:06:52.660 that help us avoid or escape our schemas. 00:06:52.660 --> 00:06:54.540 For example, you know, addictions, 00:06:54.540 --> 00:06:56.670 or seeking some kind of stimulation 00:06:56.670 --> 00:06:58.910 that can make us completely avoid 00:06:58.910 --> 00:07:01.700 all the stuff that we maybe think or feel about ourselves, 00:07:01.700 --> 00:07:03.780 and the third category of coping mechanisms 00:07:03.780 --> 00:07:06.460 is over-compensation. 00:07:06.460 --> 00:07:07.870 Now these strategies are the ones 00:07:07.870 --> 00:07:10.710 that lead us to do the opposite of our schema. 00:07:10.710 --> 00:07:13.440 So if our schema makes us feel out of control, 00:07:13.440 --> 00:07:16.090 we might end up coping with obsessive disorder 00:07:16.090 --> 00:07:20.250 or extreme planning, or maybe even eating disorder behavior. 00:07:20.250 --> 00:07:22.030 Okay, we talked about all three 00:07:22.030 --> 00:07:24.420 of the main concepts in schema therapy, 00:07:24.420 --> 00:07:25.940 and I know that was a lot, remember 00:07:25.940 --> 00:07:28.230 they were core emotional needs, 00:07:28.230 --> 00:07:32.490 early maladaptive schemas, and maladaptive coping styles, 00:07:32.490 --> 00:07:35.360 and the last concept that's important in schema therapy 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:38.590 is what's known as schema modes. 00:07:38.590 --> 00:07:40.740 Now, this really refers to the modes 00:07:40.740 --> 00:07:43.710 or states that our mind goes into 00:07:43.710 --> 00:07:46.220 when we're triggered, okay? 00:07:46.220 --> 00:07:49.100 Modes are a combination of our schemas 00:07:49.100 --> 00:07:51.780 and our coping mechanisms, and it's out of that 00:07:51.780 --> 00:07:53.770 that flow these patterns 00:07:53.770 --> 00:07:55.350 that we see playing out in our lives. 00:07:55.350 --> 00:07:56.960 You know, when you kind of find yourself 00:07:56.960 --> 00:07:58.570 like in the same type of relationship 00:07:58.570 --> 00:08:01.750 or having the same kind of relationship issues. 00:08:01.750 --> 00:08:04.480 A mode is not simply a narrative we have 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:08.660 or a coping behavior, or a feeling that's triggered. 00:08:08.660 --> 00:08:11.440 It's really when all those things come together 00:08:11.440 --> 00:08:14.260 so consistently and repeatedly 00:08:14.260 --> 00:08:17.610 that our brain kind of has a mode it now goes into 00:08:17.610 --> 00:08:19.330 when we're triggered. 00:08:19.330 --> 00:08:20.280 Does that make sense? 00:08:20.280 --> 00:08:22.380 It's kind of like our brain gets so used 00:08:22.380 --> 00:08:24.190 to thinking and doing the same thing 00:08:24.190 --> 00:08:25.860 every single time it's triggered 00:08:25.860 --> 00:08:27.390 that it either acts responsibly 00:08:27.390 --> 00:08:29.580 to get us out of the situation, 00:08:29.580 --> 00:08:32.180 or it possibly dissociates or, you know, 00:08:32.180 --> 00:08:35.930 has us engaging in some kinda unhealthy coping skill, 00:08:35.930 --> 00:08:38.690 and the mode that we go into really depends 00:08:38.690 --> 00:08:40.540 on our coping skills, and those early, 00:08:40.540 --> 00:08:42.540 unhealthy schemas that we kinda talked about 00:08:42.540 --> 00:08:44.470 that we developed as a child. 00:08:44.470 --> 00:08:45.870 Does that make sense? 00:08:45.870 --> 00:08:47.420 When it comes to these modes, 00:08:47.420 --> 00:08:49.880 schema therapy identifies and addresses 00:08:49.880 --> 00:08:52.750 10 different kinds of them, and it's designed 00:08:52.750 --> 00:08:55.910 to tackle those 10, and if any of this 00:08:55.910 --> 00:08:56.960 doesn't make sense, or you want 00:08:56.960 --> 00:08:58.360 more clarification, just let me know 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:00.040 in those comments down below, and I'm happy 00:09:00.040 --> 00:09:03.300 to follow up, either in a comment or in another video. 00:09:03.300 --> 00:09:05.150 So we've talked about the key concepts, 00:09:05.150 --> 00:09:07.520 but what actually happens when we walk into the office 00:09:07.520 --> 00:09:10.970 of a therapist who specializes in schema therapy? 00:09:10.970 --> 00:09:12.730 The primary goals of schema therapy 00:09:12.730 --> 00:09:15.290 are to first unpack and identify 00:09:15.290 --> 00:09:17.770 those four concepts in our lives. 00:09:17.770 --> 00:09:21.210 What experiences did we have of unmet needs? 00:09:21.210 --> 00:09:23.240 What schemas have we developed, 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:25.620 and what coping mechanisms go along with these 00:09:25.620 --> 00:09:28.710 to make up the modes that we're operating out of? 00:09:28.710 --> 00:09:30.880 I know that sounds very therapisty, 00:09:30.880 --> 00:09:32.040 but I hope you kinda understand. 00:09:32.040 --> 00:09:34.800 It's like, what emotional needs weren't met, 00:09:34.800 --> 00:09:37.390 then what do we do to deal with the feeling, 00:09:37.390 --> 00:09:39.340 or that unmet need, and then how 00:09:39.340 --> 00:09:41.230 do we act as a result? 00:09:41.230 --> 00:09:42.550 And moving on to the second thing 00:09:42.550 --> 00:09:44.410 a schema therapist will do, is that 00:09:44.410 --> 00:09:47.200 they'll wanna know how we get our needs met, 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:49.480 and how we can access a healthy mode 00:09:49.480 --> 00:09:52.070 that operates out of adaptive schemas. 00:09:52.070 --> 00:09:54.750 So they're gonna help you create these adaptive schemas 00:09:54.750 --> 00:09:56.830 and healthier coping mechanisms, 00:09:56.830 --> 00:09:59.500 so it can help us in our relationships and our lives. 00:09:59.500 --> 00:10:02.500 Like, if we could rise to the occasion when we're triggered, 00:10:02.500 --> 00:10:04.420 and not let that old way of thinking 00:10:04.420 --> 00:10:06.530 cause us to relapse or dissociate, 00:10:06.530 --> 00:10:08.940 they're gonna help build up those coping skills, 00:10:08.940 --> 00:10:10.730 also challenge some of those thoughts 00:10:10.730 --> 00:10:13.170 or beliefs you have about yourself in your past 00:10:13.170 --> 00:10:15.820 so that we can feel more confident and empowered 00:10:15.820 --> 00:10:17.440 to make healthy decisions. 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:20.900 Often schema therapy involves a period of assessment. 00:10:20.900 --> 00:10:24.090 Therapists may ask us to take some kinda Q and A, 00:10:24.090 --> 00:10:26.930 or may use techniques to help us identify schemas 00:10:26.930 --> 00:10:29.180 that are impacting our lives. 00:10:29.180 --> 00:10:32.100 As schema therapy is such a multi-theory approach, 00:10:32.100 --> 00:10:33.740 remember, we're kinda picking and choosing 00:10:33.740 --> 00:10:36.250 from different therapies, we'll likely experience 00:10:36.250 --> 00:10:39.290 a number of different types of therapy styles. 00:10:39.290 --> 00:10:41.910 Our therapist may utilize cognitive techniques 00:10:41.910 --> 00:10:44.410 or emotion-focused techniques, 00:10:44.410 --> 00:10:47.270 which can involve more techniques like chair work. 00:10:47.270 --> 00:10:48.910 If you ever done like Empty Chair Technique 00:10:48.910 --> 00:10:50.990 where you talk to someone 00:10:50.990 --> 00:10:52.210 that you're havin' a hard time with 00:10:52.210 --> 00:10:53.840 and pretend that they're in that chair, 00:10:53.840 --> 00:10:56.500 or you could role play to explore different schemas, 00:10:56.500 --> 00:10:59.800 like, almost like taking that eating disorder voice out 00:10:59.800 --> 00:11:01.630 and talking to it, like, why are you doing that, 00:11:01.630 --> 00:11:03.730 and I know it sounds kinda crazy, 00:11:03.730 --> 00:11:05.150 and I know a lot of you don't like that, 00:11:05.150 --> 00:11:07.400 but it can help us uncover 00:11:07.400 --> 00:11:10.470 some, maybe other schemas or other issues 00:11:10.470 --> 00:11:12.620 or coping skills that we may be dealing with. 00:11:12.620 --> 00:11:15.430 Now the therapy relationship may also be utilized 00:11:15.430 --> 00:11:18.530 in schema therapy by exploring any modes, 00:11:18.530 --> 00:11:20.410 remember, those ways we act out, 00:11:20.410 --> 00:11:21.840 that are triggered in sessions, 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:24.080 which, really is just a fancy way of saying 00:11:24.080 --> 00:11:25.970 that we'll talk through and work through 00:11:25.970 --> 00:11:27.740 any transference that might come up. 00:11:27.740 --> 00:11:30.040 And behavioral techniques can also be used, 00:11:30.040 --> 00:11:32.610 helping us press in to new coping strategies 00:11:32.610 --> 00:11:34.520 and try out new behaviors to help us 00:11:34.520 --> 00:11:36.740 feel more confident and able to act out 00:11:36.740 --> 00:11:38.830 in a healthier mode, instead of, 00:11:38.830 --> 00:11:41.220 you know, going back to that old unhealthy one 00:11:41.220 --> 00:11:43.340 that's really been holding us back. 00:11:43.340 --> 00:11:44.830 Okay, now let's talk a little bit 00:11:44.830 --> 00:11:47.350 about who can benefit from schema therapy, 00:11:47.350 --> 00:11:49.560 and the truth is, the key concepts 00:11:49.560 --> 00:11:52.460 of schema therapy could probably help most of us. 00:11:52.460 --> 00:11:54.960 I know when I was researching this, I thought that, 00:11:54.960 --> 00:11:56.820 that it could really, really help me, 00:11:56.820 --> 00:11:58.880 and many of us have emotional needs 00:11:58.880 --> 00:12:02.040 that we really felt were unmet as children 00:12:02.040 --> 00:12:04.870 or adolescents, and we all likely formed schemas 00:12:04.870 --> 00:12:07.990 or unhealthy coping skills out of that, 00:12:07.990 --> 00:12:10.390 and all of that can lead us to having behaviors 00:12:10.390 --> 00:12:12.750 or patterns in our lives that we don't like 00:12:12.750 --> 00:12:14.940 and we maybe wanna change. 00:12:14.940 --> 00:12:16.340 So how do we know if this therapy 00:12:16.340 --> 00:12:18.040 is the best fit for us? 00:12:18.040 --> 00:12:20.950 How do we know when we should be pursuing schema therapy 00:12:20.950 --> 00:12:24.400 or something more commonly available, like CBT? 00:12:24.400 --> 00:12:26.110 Well, schema therapy was developed 00:12:26.110 --> 00:12:27.980 specifically to provide options 00:12:27.980 --> 00:12:30.730 and help for patients who have patterns in their life 00:12:30.730 --> 00:12:34.880 that are so pervasive and deeply entrenched within them 00:12:34.880 --> 00:12:36.880 that typical forms of therapy 00:12:36.880 --> 00:12:39.020 can leave them feeling discouraged 00:12:39.020 --> 00:12:41.610 at their inability to go deeper 00:12:41.610 --> 00:12:44.510 than tackling just the symptoms they're feeling. 00:12:44.510 --> 00:12:47.400 It's commonly thought to be one of the more helpful tools 00:12:47.400 --> 00:12:48.530 for those of us who are struggling 00:12:48.530 --> 00:12:50.670 with chronic psychological disorders 00:12:50.670 --> 00:12:54.280 like borderline personality disorder or narcissism, 00:12:54.280 --> 00:12:56.220 and it's also been known to work well 00:12:56.220 --> 00:12:57.900 with those who find they're struggling 00:12:57.900 --> 00:13:00.920 with lifelong patterns that are really hindering 00:13:00.920 --> 00:13:04.320 their quality of life, like eating disorders or addiction. 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:06.030 There are a lotta different kinds 00:13:06.030 --> 00:13:08.070 of therapies out there, and it can be hard to know 00:13:08.070 --> 00:13:09.840 which one's best for you, but I hope 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.160 this just gives you a little bit more information 00:13:12.160 --> 00:13:15.090 about schema therapy, and if you're not sure, 00:13:15.090 --> 00:13:16.380 always chat with your therapist, 00:13:16.380 --> 00:13:18.060 and ask for their take on this. 00:13:18.060 --> 00:13:19.410 You know, what type of therapy 00:13:19.410 --> 00:13:21.570 might be the most helpful for you. 00:13:21.570 --> 00:13:23.710 And if you're watching this and you've tried schema therapy, 00:13:23.710 --> 00:13:25.680 or have had any thoughts on it, 00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:27.490 please share in the comments down below, 00:13:27.490 --> 00:13:28.518 and I will see you next time. 00:13:28.518 --> 00:13:29.353 Bye.