But even I was knocked back by the Government’s new restrictions and the prospect of another full lockdown. But one of the key lessons of CBT — cognitive behavioural therapy — is to focus on what we can change, not what we can’t. Now, every time I hear about the economy, I remind myself that I’m not the Chancellor but I’m doing what I can. Instead, I’ve often recommended to patients that they immerse themselves in a writer’s world by reading everything they have written. Several of my patients have given them to husbands who find it hard to talk about how they are feeling.

Source: Daily Mail September 27, 2020 21:04 UTC