THOUGHT STOPPING
By: AMAR FARUQ, S. Pd
(Master BK MIS Kemenag Gresik East Java)
Thought stopping technique is one of the techniques of cognitive behavioral counseling approaches that can be used to change one's negative thoughts into positive thoughts. Positive thoughts can bring positive behavior.
Thought stopping is a skill to give instructions to yourself (swaperintah) to stop the flow of negative thoughts through penghadiran stimuli or stimulus that surprising. Why the startling stimulus is needed, based on the view that the mind that when in operation will run like a river. These thoughts flow can be interrupted or blocked the way so that cut through the blocking. In simple examples can be given that are common in people who are daydreaming. When dreaming, we are carried away by the stream of delusion. Once there is a surprising, for example: there are admonished, "Heh daydream ONLY!" Or there is a push us back by saying, "Harri giinih ngelamunria" then we are back to consciousness, dreaming does not continue. Do not you think your experience? Likewise with the negative thoughts that interfere with a person. His appearance can be blocked or disrupted the flow with the instruction "NO" or "STOP". It means any negative thoughts that interfere arise that cause emotional and behavioral problems can we stop with menyengaja stopping by saying no or stop ourselves. If that were trained and performed repeatedly, it will form a kind of control mechanism on us whenever negative thoughts arise. That negative thoughts immediately stop and not interfere with emotions and fairness of our behavior again. There are two kinds of ways to stop negative thoughts: overt and covert. The first way to stop it by saying (voice) the words "STOP" or "NO", while the second with a gesture or just an inner intention. Through this gesture, for example by patting or pinching a particular limb. Both also can be applied together, the words and gestures. To arrive at tinagkat skilled and effective use we can train him. The steps start by creating a relaxed state. If the condition is reached start relaxing negative thoughts that come up during this often and annoy you. Take a few moments thought danced on the stage of your mind. Then just say the word "STOP" signal to the body followed by the intention to stop the thought. Do this over and over again so be ready when needed. Good luck. Stop Thinking Strategies (Thought Stopping) was used to help control a person or defeat ketidakproduktifan thoughts and images of themselves by means of pressure or eliminate the negative consciousness. Stop thinking too often for clients who are too fixated with the past events that can not be changed (weeping rice has become porridge): client regretted the events that may not occur; clients who are bound by negative thoughts which are always repeated reset and is not productive or anxiety or repetitive images that always blame themselves. Stop thinking (Thought Stopping) is often combined with other strategies, (Rooney: 1974) states that the Thought Stopping has some advantages of which are manageable, usually easily understood by clients and ready for use by clients in the attitude of self-regulation. Strategies to stop thinking (Thought Stopping) has 6 (six) main components, including:
1. Rational
2. Stop thinking that is directed by the counselor (overt Interuption)
3. Stop thinking that is directed by the client (overt Interuption)
4. Stop thinking that is directed by the client (overt Interuption)
5. The turn to thoughts that assertive, positive (Neutral)
6. Homework and follow-up
Below are six components discussed above:
1. Rational
First the counselor will explain this rational Thought Stopping. Before using this strategy, clients should be aware of thoughts that often beat him up. Wolpe (1982) states that counselors must show how the client's mind that interfere with (failed) in what ways clients can out of it without interruption by those thoughts. Here is an example of how that can be used olrh counselor to explain the purpose of Thought Stopping: "You said that you are distracted by thoughts that frequently appear as ........... "Thoughts are spending a lot of energy and really do not need, of course, you'll feel better if you do not keep thinking about it ..... menertus that was. Nah! This procedure can help you to work eliminating the habit of thinking like that. How do you think? ". If the client is willing to try to use Thought Stopping, the counselor should explain the procedure without demonstrating it too obvious to clients about how to stop that thought, because at "the beginning of reality" is to be very effective. Furthermore, counselors can say: "Well I akanmeminta you to sit down relax and talk about these thoughts into your mind, then you tell me if these thoughts appear like ......... earlier, I would mengintrupsi you, then I will be teaching you about how to disperse the train of thought so that you can do it whenever your mind at any time if it appears.
2. Stop thinking / Thought Stopping is directed by the counselor (overt Interuption Conselour)
At this stage the counselor is responsible for mengintrupsi mind. Intrupsi is open (overt), namely by mungucapkan word "stop" that hard, can also be accompanied by clapping, tapping the table or with a whistle. Beginning of the client was ordered to menyatakansemua thoughts are loud. The words (verbalization) allows the counselor to determine which statement, the right to stop, such as the following example:
a. The counselor asks the client to sit back (relax) and talk about all these thoughts into the mind (natural mind) ........... Sit back relax and let the thoughts that you enter into the mind of nature " b. The counselor asks the client to express in words is hard on those thoughts. If it appears ........ "Whenever you start thinking what to say to me"
c. At the client expressed the thoughts that menyalhkan self (self-defeating), counselor Eras mengitrupsi with the word "stop", and may be accompanied by clapping, whistling, or tapping the table.
d. The counselor shows how an unexpected intrupsi earlier is effective in eliminating negative thoughts ..
e. "Maybe you realize that when I say" dtop "in mengintrupsi you, then the thoughts that negatifn / a ruin you were stopped and not continued as usual ......" At the moment this is a very effective way for counselors to demonstrate how clients can learn to control his mind.
3. Stop thinking / Thought Stopping is directed by the client (overt Intruption Client) Once we learn to control negative thoughts in response to intrupsi counselor before, then the client accepts responsibility for its own mengintrupsinya. The first self-directed clients as it has been directed by a counselor earlier. This stage takes place as follows:
a. Clients deliberately activate thoughts about anything and talk about all kinds of this thought into the natural thoughts.
b. The counselor asks the client to say "stop" out loud at any time if the client found that negative thoughts ...... "Time you can mengarakan sndiri yourself, when there are negative thoughts had intrupsilah itself with the word" stop "the hard ......."
4. Stop thinking / Thought Stopping is directed by the client (Covert Intruption)
In some cases, rasanyatidak practical and prudent for the client to mengintrupsi themselves openly. Just imagine if the clients are in public places, on the bus suddenly shouted "stop"!. Therefore at this stage as well as following all the previous stages of this:
a. The client let his thoughts into the natural thoughts.
b. When the client will menitrupsi with the words "stop" enough in the liver only (covert)
5. Substitution of mind assertive, positive / neutral
To reduce the anxiety remains, suggested that the client to think thoughts that are more assertive, if you have mengintrupsi negative thoughts, because it is assumed that this assertive behavior can prevent anxiety, nervousness, even though the client does not learn to suppress thoughts that are not was desired, (Arrick: 1981) Basically the client is taught to replace those thoughts to the assertive response after the intrupsi. This response may be a contradiction with the contents of negative thoughts. (Note: such as cognitive restrukturing Coping Thought on). Here are examples of the steps in teaching the client:
a. Counselor, explaining the purpose of pressing different for negative thoughts / unproductive. b. ............" To stop your mind that ........, before it, will help you when you replace them with other kinds of thoughts that are not associated with your problem (coping thought) . The procedure of this section will help you learn to move on to other thoughts after you stop negative thoughts (selt defiating) earlier.
c. Counselors can provide examples that can change after stopping negative thoughts (self-defiating). Furthermore, counselors ask clients to practice with a loud voice. "................. After you give the sign "stop" to yourself, change your mind with something positive (see examples of coping thought) then you'll think about it and can be made from time to time with a loud voice.
d. Next the client requested to change this practice after a client's self openly mentrupsi (overt intruption)
e. After klienmelatihnya by closed (covert intruption)
f. Clients are encouraged to change the mind continues to practice assertive, positive / neutral until a couple of times. Each time a change of mind must vary so the repetition of one mind does not appear
6. Homework and Follow-up
PR is needed so that clients continue to practice, and can strengthen client control in stopping the negative thoughts (self-defiating) if at any time to appear. Records of the client thought about the message "stop" of the counselor was strengthening exercises can be used to control the mind, gradually the use of recorded messages at a time when such an exercise will no longer need, like the other strategies. So stop thinking / Thought Stopping this should be scheduled
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