The Compassionate Mind (Compassion Focused Therapy)

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Mūsu smadzenes - tik burvīgas un murgainas vienlaikus. Iemācās baudīt ciešanas, baidās no maiguma, netic, pārprot, dzird domas, "neredz" realitāti. Tomēr ir arī veids, kā līdzēt sev, savai dzīvei un citiem - laipnība un iejūtība. Most experts talk about ‘when’ the next killer virus will strike, not ‘if’, with all the suffering and grief that will follow in its wake.” We can also become more aware of how our societies may be stimulating the selfish ‘me first’ part of ourselves with unrealistic fantasies and desires and setting us up to want more and more and, at the same time, to feel more disappointed and personal failures” Gilbert, P. (1984). Depression: From Psychology to Brain State. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates We recognize that we have enormous capacities for being benevolent or malevolent, which we need to gain insight into compassionately. Only then should we start to think about ourselves in more local terms, such as our tribe or political group. Our evolved mind will already have been working in the other direction, to stir up strong passions of identification with our local group, and it is understanding how we work against those passions, by identifying ourselves as human beings, that can become key to our actions.”

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Compassionate Mind is a roadmap to compassion for the self and towards others. It is a book for those curious enough to explore their hidden potential to attain a special kind of humanness and happiness. O'Hara, Mary. "Public Inquiry: Paul Gilbert, author and professor of clinical psychology". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 March 2014.Paul Gilbert has a really passionate view on the need for more compassion in psychological theory and practice. The book brings a foundational understanding about how we ought not be too hard on ourselves due to our evolutionary wiring. We should approach our negative and awkward mental states with warmth and compassion. He has plenty of tips of how to do this. Fannon, Dominic (1 March 2011). "E-Interview: Paul Gilbert". The Psychiatrist. ISSN 2053-4876 . Retrieved 28 March 2014. According to Aristotle and ancient Greek tradition, the only people deserving of compassion are those who do not deserve their suffering, and that sentiment, which is alien to Buddhist compassion, has continued to ripple through Western thought.” A deciding factor in whether to give a five star review is: has this booked changed my outlook on life to a significant degree? The Compassionate Mind Foundation was founded as an international charity in 2006 by Professor Paul Gilbert and colleagues including Prof Deborah Lee, Dr Mary Welford, Dr Chris Irons, Dr Ken Goss, Dr Ian Lowens, Dr Chris Gillespie, Diane Woollands and Jean Gilbert.

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Gilbert, P. (1997). The evolution of social attractiveness and its role in shame, humiliation, guilt and therapy. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 70, 113-147.

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Gilbert, P., Baldwin, M., Irons, C., Baccus, J. & Clark, M. (2006). Self-criticism and self-warmth: An imagery study exploring their relation to depression. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly. 20, 183-200. The definition of compassion used by the Compassionate Mind Foundation is "...a sensitivity to suffering in self and others with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it." Gilbert, Paul (2001). Overcoming Depression: A Step-by-Step Approach to Gaining Control Over Depression (2nded.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195143119. OCLC 44541853.