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Last week you heard Part 1 of David\\u2019s TEAM Therapy session with Neil Sattin, who became pretty despondent and discouraged right after the first shut down because of the covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020. David and Neil went through the T = Testing and E = Empathy parts of TEAM, and David helped Neil develop a Daily Mood Log so he could record his negative thoughts and feelings at one specific moment at the end of a day when he was feeling like he hadn\\u2019t gotten enough work done. Perhaps you\\u2019ve had the same problem at times!

Today you\\u2019ll hear the A = Assessment of Resistance and M = Methods parts of the session. As they begin, David asks Neil the Magic Button and Miracle Cure questions, and Neil says that he definitely does want help and would push the Magic Button to make all of his negative thoughts and feelings on his Daily Mood Log disappear.

David cautions against that and suggests Positive Reframing, asking two questions about each negative thought and feeling.

1. What does this thought or feeling show about you that\\u2019s positive and awesome?
2. What are some potential benefits, or advantages, of this thought or feeling?

Here\\u2019s Neil\\u2019s list of Positives:

My sadness:

1. Shows that I\\u2019m ambitious
2. Motivates me to achieve a lot
3. Shows that I have high standards

My anxiety:

1. Shows that I\\u2019m responsible
2. Keeps me vigilant
3. Fuels me to take action
4. Reminds me that I\\u2019m doing important things

My guilt:

1. Shows that I have a moral compass

My feelings of defectiveness and inadequacy:

1. Show that I want to be a good role model
2. Show that I\\u2019m willing to be honest about my flaws
3. Show that I hold myself accountable
4. Show that I\\u2019m humble

My feelings of being alone show that:

1. I value connections with others
2. Allow me to feel close to people

My feelings of embarrassment and humiliation show that:

1. I have high standards and goals
2. I want my life to mean something
3. I value acceptance

My discouragement shows that:

1. I have a vision
2. I\\u2019m realistic about the many challenges I face and the sheer volume of work I have to do
3. I\\u2019m willing to face the truth

My frustration shows that:

1. I\\u2019ll persevere.
2. I won\\u2019t stop and give up.

Feeling annoyed and irritated:

1. Shows that I won\\u2019t tolerate things that get in my way
2. Gives me energy and determination

Feeling overwhelmed:

1. Reminds me that I might be taking on too much
2. Protects me from trying and failing
3. Shows that I\\u2019m looking for ways to take care of myself.

After listing these positives, Neil used the Magic Dial and indicated that he\\u2019d like to dial down his negative feelings to lower levels, rather than getting rid of them entirely, as you can see in the \\u201c% Goal\\u201d column of his Daily Mood Log.

Then they moved on to M = Methods, focusing first on Neil\\u2019s Negative Thought (NT):

\\u201cI\\u2019m not capable of getting organized. After identifying a number of distortions in the thought, Neil was able to generate a positive thought that fulfilled the necessary and sufficient conditions for emotional change:

1. The Positive Thought (PT) has to be 100% true.
2. The PT has to drastically lower your belief in the Negative Thought.

You can see this on his DML. David and Neil used a variety of techniques, including Externalization of Voices, to challenge the rest of his NTs. Neil re-rated his negative feelings at the end of the session. They all feel to zero except feeling alone, which went from 80 to 5, which was his goal.

Rhonda and David