Free-Thinking Mystic with Hands

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: Name: Sociologist Tina; Location: San Diego, CA, United States

Freelance Sociologist, Wellness Consultant, and Philosophical & Spiritual Counselor

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Cognitive Therapy Allows American War Hero to Articulate the Horrors of Being Held Captive by the Americans in Iraq

"‘I want you to pretend you are a soldier who has been kidnapped, and that you still have a duty to do. Memorize everything you can about everything that happens to you. Make it like you are a spy on the inside.’ I think he called it rational emotive behavioral therapy, and I started doing that.”

Read the full NYT article here. He will receive The Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize .

Labels: cognitive therapy, Iraq War, POW's, Rational-Emotive Therapy

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Cognitive Therapy Allows American War Hero to Articulate the Horrors of Being Held Captive by the Americans in Iraq

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