Saturday Night Laugh

[Cheetahone]

My CBT therapist and I were laughing at comedian Chris Farley’s Saturday Night Live portrayal of a counselor that “Lives in a Van, down by the river”. The therapist said to recognize my ‘down by the river’ (DBTR) thoughts as catastrophic thinking and to write down each DBTR thought and it’s opposite, which is usually the real truth. This way I can be my own Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) counselor when I am finished with her as my therapist.

I’ve been doing it and it has really helped me.

I recommend it to anyone in this group when they are suffering and struggling with their own anxiety and depression. It’s really worth a try.

Take care and best wishes 🙂!

[LifeIsThePitts]

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This is an all time classic SNL skit that I watched in highschool and it's a perfect therapy vision to help us see our own irrational thought processes in a hilarious way that can easily be transferred to daily life.

Laughter is often referred to as the best medicine. Thanks for this gem 💎

[Cheetahone in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

You’re welcome, and I really like the way that you described skit. And, thanks for the link, you’ll help the others who didn’t see it. 🤣

[MSanon]

Good idea ! Thanks for sharing !!! 👍