Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was developed to treat shame, self-loathing, and self-attack (self-criticism). CFT is useful for working with diverse conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and psychosis. CFT is a new model of psychological functioning – it draws upon the science of human nature, evolution, and attachment. The goal of CFT is to alleviate suffering by developing your care-giving (compassion) system – allowing you to live more comfortably in your own mind.
Understanding that our brains are the product of evolution, and that we live with the legacy of brains that were not designed with our happiness and wellbeing in mind. Different parts of our brains have different motivations, abilities, and interests. The way our brains are built, and the context in which they have developed, affects our experiences and how we can live our lives.
The CFT model proposes that human beings have three systems for managing their emotional states. Each system has different motivations, foci of attention, thoughts, emotions, and body feelings. Each system is associated with different parts of the brain, and with different neurochemistry.
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