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From: Tim Mackesey
Date: 12 Oct 2004
Time: 19:36:43 -0500
Remote Name: 68.219.104.59
Darrell, we are on the same page. I found it interesting that you stressed NOT A BELIEF. That got me interested in what you meant, specifically. I believe what you meant by 'belief structures' are similar to how a linguistic structure called a 'belief' can lead to anticipatory anxiety and increase the likely hood of a block. For example, a 17 year-old told me yesterday that she gets embarrassed when she stutters in class. I probed and noted her to say "the kids think I am weird and abnormal when I stutter." This cognitive distortion, often called mind-reading, is a belief. This belief creates anxiety and nearly guarantees blocking in public speaking and reading aloud. Is this what you refer to as a belief structure? Cheers, Tim