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Is /sci/ familiar with the work of best-selling author Dr. David Burns? I recently came across his Hidden Emotion Model for anxiety which is different from purely biological, cognitive and behavioral explanations and seems to combine CBT with Freudian psychology.
Of his Hidden Emotion Model of anxiety, he writes
>From my work with large numbers of clients with every conceivable type of anxiety, I’ve learned more about the nature of the hidden problems that trigger the symptoms. First, the problem is almost never buried in the past. It’s something that’s bothering the client in the here and now. Second, it’s something obvious and simple, like hating law school, but feeling you have to stay in law school because your father always wanted you to be a lawyer. Third, it’s usually a symbolic expression of the hidden conflict. For example, the law student with panic attacks doesn’t have to say, “Dad, I’ve decided to drop out of law school because I don’t want to be a lawyer. I want to become a journalist.” Instead, by assuming the sick role, the student can say, in essence, “I just can’t continue with law school because I’m going crazy: I’m on the verge of a nervous breakdown.” This symbolism isn’t created at the conscious level, of course. Anxiety is a kind of creative poetry that the brain automatically generates, much like dreaming. As a therapist, you have to “listen” to the poem to detect the symbolic meaning.
Essentially anxious ppl are generally "nice" people pleasers who subconsciously and automatically sweep their problems under the rug and avoid conflict which later come out as a severe anxiety disorder and they don't even know what's causing their anxiety.
https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog/details/575/living-with-the-devil-we-know
Of his Hidden Emotion Model of anxiety, he writes
>From my work with large numbers of clients with every conceivable type of anxiety, I’ve learned more about the nature of the hidden problems that trigger the symptoms. First, the problem is almost never buried in the past. It’s something that’s bothering the client in the here and now. Second, it’s something obvious and simple, like hating law school, but feeling you have to stay in law school because your father always wanted you to be a lawyer. Third, it’s usually a symbolic expression of the hidden conflict. For example, the law student with panic attacks doesn’t have to say, “Dad, I’ve decided to drop out of law school because I don’t want to be a lawyer. I want to become a journalist.” Instead, by assuming the sick role, the student can say, in essence, “I just can’t continue with law school because I’m going crazy: I’m on the verge of a nervous breakdown.” This symbolism isn’t created at the conscious level, of course. Anxiety is a kind of creative poetry that the brain automatically generates, much like dreaming. As a therapist, you have to “listen” to the poem to detect the symbolic meaning.
Essentially anxious ppl are generally "nice" people pleasers who subconsciously and automatically sweep their problems under the rug and avoid conflict which later come out as a severe anxiety disorder and they don't even know what's causing their anxiety.
https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog/details/575/living-with-the-devil-we-know
