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The Yoga Style

The Logic Style

The Berserker Style

Considering Alternatives

Putting It All Together

Timing

Some Considerations

The Logic Style

The Logic Style of fighting against negative thoughts is to engage them by using logic and reason. This idea comes to western culture mainly through Greece - the idea that you can use logic and reason to manage all of your emotions.

The problem with the Yoga Style and the Logic Style is that they are notorious for working really well for mild and moderate anxiety, but then not working at all when you are really anxious. That’s because when you are really anxious, you can’t even focus on a distraction; and when you are really anxious, you can try talking back to the thoughts, but it just doesn’t seem believable in the moment. That’s where the Berserker Style comes in (AKA Gradual Exposures/Cathartic Techniques).