Socratic Questioning Examples in Depression Therapy

It gives me chills, realizing after the last four years of isolating in a depressional state with a gambling addiction and no desire to live anymore, that I used these methods of questioning within myself. I succeeded in something because now I look at the clouds and smile, I feel energetic and I just want to do better in a healthy way. Thank you for this video!

Egos tend towards depressive or grandiose specialness. If your ego is formed around depressive specialness you will be resistant to letting go of this depressive tendency and you will blame either yourself or others for your fate all the while being unaware of what you are doing to yourself…until you become conscious of how you are operating and begin to choose a new path moment by moment. Paraphrasing from the spiritual teacher Richard Moss MD.

I do think this video is helpful for therapists. These questions may be the thing that helps someone wake up to the way they are thinking as the cause of the depression. You never know what will be the trigger to waking up (that is, if one even wants to wake up) or is there that addiction to the depressive specialness.

Yeah, I hate this. The occasional question to pull you out of a rut is one thing. But constantly asking questions when you clearly know the answer is extremely annoying.

is it possible to have the right questions for each of the automatic thoughts such as for Generalization/labelling=Do all women who leave abusive men are bad?, Ia all nauseating feeling results in heart attacks?

Wonderful video, so glad I found it, thank you! ❤

My therapist told me about this method, and I personally really really like it. It helps you to see things in a different way. He’s right when a person is depressed they tend to think an absolute this message gives you more clearer, more healthier, thinking, in life there are definitely gray areas.

I sadly had already take the shame going to therapy cause i was too weak beating my depression -.-

This is gold. I am currently in graduate school for clinical mental health counceling and find your videos so helpful. Your videos help put everything I am learning together. Thank you!

You are an outstanding Therapist. For 6 years , I battled a little with guilt about my divorce. Today, listening to you; I knew it was the only option at the time. I needed to survive mentally for my children. Thank you

fuck yeah man

I hate therapist who use Socratic questioning as it's just lazy therapy and more often than not doesn't work.

Really wonderful insights . Thank You

This is really good stuff. Thank you for this.

Thank you... priceless.

Enjoyed. Made notes. Appreciate the time you put into sharing this.

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Your healing ❤️‍🩹 is so fluid , it is v much appreciated 🦋🙏

“She came to this all by herself.” That’s interesting. Is it possible that she had some crucial help from a significant other? :)

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Such an informative video. Thank you so much.

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Great sir 🙏

Such a brilliant man! Thank you for this :)

Tougher skin is a must.

I never get tired of listening to Mark- he has so much knowledge and his well modulated voice is so relaxing to listen to

Would apply to anxiety too. Thank you for this! 🙏

Your gift is priceless! This is much needed. It reaches out to a world of people suffering. Thank you for giving it freely to the most needy.💗🙏🏾

You could read out the telephone directory and I would listen... very soothing and informative

When someone has had a childhood trauma and causes mistrust as an adult then after time another traumatic event happens later in life that causes the person to spiral backwards into the original feelings of mistrust then cause heavy depression ..... HOW would you “ask” the depressed to look at those facts as the culprits of the depression not the current life situation(present time) where there are so many positive things to enjoy. I know your not supposed to “tell” someone what they could be going through. I just don’t know how to ask in the correct way.
Thank you

You say all or nothing is bad thinking. That it's thinking in absolute.
Well let's propose 2 questions to show you there are situations where "all or nothing" is a very applicable tool or concept.
1.
Did you only put in half your effort to delve into the career you have?
2.
How could one discover where the middle is unless they come to understand where the extreme is?

These are incredible! Keep it up!

This is exceptional, thank you!

Very helpful . Thank you.

THANK YOU!!!!!

Oh, dear, - where are the real-life therapists speaking like you here? If I got you, I'd heal like a shot and everybody would be amazed and give you the credit and the Nobel prize, since they are sure I am hopeless or at least extremely difficult.
It is with grief I hear your good talk , with the soothing wisdom-lilac background. I've been ready to heal since 1991, but got 10 x worse by psychiatry and other pros. One psych.-physiotherapist was good 5 minutes in 2 years, and I resent that she didn't use those skills all the time, but behaved as though I was some sick enemy to control and win over.
Have been searching and doing for 40 years, and one therapist wrote about me, that I would not be suitable for Socratic Questioning, because I'd "probably find it insulting" What she missed was my High Sensitivity, excessive shame, sleep deprivation, lack of security and strong life-long stress with organ effects. If she had been empathic, (as she was on the phone before)and had acted psychologically-pedagogically to soothe and get to know me before evaluating, and telling me how this works and what is the use of it, I would have been as abel as anyone.
In fact, I have used this unknowing that it was an established method, in helping others. But starting by making them safe with me. Learnt and gave what I needed to get, hoping to someday receive it too..Tbh, most were safe enough in themselves, and not as difficult cases as I. Lucky your patients, if you do like here to them (It's always easier to talk theory than practise).

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, experience and knowledge. You’re a very generous person. And thank goodness you’re easy to listen to. Thank you for not sensationalizing, using a loud voice and hyper tone and especially for not over self promoting. Bravo!

You have a very good sense of humor and it is a pleasure to learn from you.

Exactly the content I was looking for... Thankyou

V impressive
Aha
U nailed it
Content + explanation +example used = thought provoking
Thanks a lot

thank you so much! you helped me to lift the heavy bag from my shoulders. :)

Best therapist ever! God bless you✝️🙏🌹

What a fantastic video, thank you very much. 🙏

I'm not convinced about this method. When you're hurting and you go to a counsellor who does this method is annoying. You go there for advice and instruction; not to meet bloody Socrates! Can't say how much money and time I've wasted on this method.

Thank you!

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You're the Man!!!! You Truly in my opinion Have a gift!!!!! Thank you for your videos!!!!!!

What does the standard process of Socratic questioning often include?