The Compassionate Mind (Compassion Focused Therapy)

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However in modern societies we rarely focus on this key process that underpins successful coping and happiness and can be quick to dismiss the impact of modern living on our minds and well-being. As my friend noted to me, this could be seen as an exercise in compassion in itself, so maybe it's all intended.

The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert | Hachette UK The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert | Hachette UK

to be compassionate is to stand back from these emotion and mood states of, say, depression, anxiety or the urge for vengeance and neither pathologize nor indulge them. Recent evidence suggests that egalitarian attitudes produce more healthy responses when people are confronted with stressful social encounters than biased, competitive and non-egalitarian attitudes. It is written in a way that is easily accessible, although for anyone with prior knowledge of the subject I wonder if it would seem very simplified. The Compassionate Mind Foundation supports thousands of clinicians around the world to develop, practice and promote Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).I found the first part of the book helped me put some of my experiences into a more rational and compassionate perspective. Rather our thoughts can be directed towards what we need to do to see these as often ‘normal though undesirable’ aspects of our minds while at the same time making an effort to change our brain-state patterns to ones more conducive to acceptance, contentment and well-being.

The Compassionate Mind (Audio Download): Paul Gilbert, Rupert The Compassionate Mind (Audio Download): Paul Gilbert, Rupert

It is not just my ‘values’ that would be shaped in a certain way by my relationships with others (e. neglecting the fact that to be compassionate takes strength, courage, tolerance and the ability to manage distress.So on a simple level, our irritation with each other will raise our stress and increase our vulnerability to a range of health problems and to social discord, while our kindness to each other will lower our stress and impact positively on our well-being and increase our social safeness. There are a few exercises that could be used by therapists working with clients, to support clients in developing and growing a compassionate part to themselves. I have been thoroughly engaged throughout, and like the scientific and spiritual aspects to his presentation of facts and assertions.

The Compassionate Mind (Compassion Focused Therapy) : Paul

All in all, though the book had interesting and helpful parts, it was also quite long-winded and I found the 'Dad humour' pretty cringey. If this is the first time you used this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your Google Drive account.The increasing drive to find a competitive edge in all aspects of our lives may create efficiencies but they are cold, heartless and unpleasant to live with. At a more complex level, mental illness and criminality are woven from complicated genetic, social mentality and cultural/social interactions. That for me is a key to compassion – recognizing that we have not been designed, that we all just find ourselves here, not because we (or some other power) chose for us to be here. In addition, it’s increasingly thought that cooperative groups will out-compete competitive/individualistic ones in the long term. Gilbert then shows us in useful detail the important personal practices that enable us to sharpen our skills of compassion - for ourselves, for others, and for the larger world in which we live.