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Inside the Mind of a Metacognitive Therapist – Part 2 The Questioning

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:00:10 +0000

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. – Voltaire I want to follow up on my previous post Inside the Mind of a Metacognitive Therapist – Part 1 The Basics, in which I describe the most basic elements of metacognitive therapy. In this series of posts, I want to show you […]

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Inside the Mind of a Metacognitive Therapist – Part 1 The Basics

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:45:14 +0000

I practice metacognitive therapy everyday in a private practice for a range of psychological disorders. I have been doing therapy for a total of 8 years now and I have been certified by the Metacognitive Institute™. In a series of posts, I want to share with you some of my experiences with this kind of […]

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Happiness Is an Empty Promise

Simon Moesgaard — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:02:41 +0000

Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the faster it flies away – Steven Hayes I want to show you a great video of prof. Steven C. Hayes: A scientific profile who has contributed to the field of psychology over his lifetime career. He developed the therapeutic model Acceptance and Commitment Therapy […]

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The Perfect Paradox: Chasing Perfection Makes You Feel Worse and Procrastinate More, Research Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:01:50 +0000

When we feel self-inadequacy, we might try to do more as an attempt to feel better about ourselves. This, however, might result in a vicious cycle characterized by high self-standards that are difficult to live up to, which in turn contributes to even more self-inadequacy in the long run. We may strive to feel better […]

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Prosocial Motivation at Work Keeps You Happy and High-Performing, Research Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 18:07:55 +0000

Prosocial behavior, as opposed to selfish behavior, benefits others and yourself at the same time, new research shows. Prosocial behavior has a prosocial motive, such as helping others or cooperating in relation to shared goals. Whether people act prosocially or selfishly in a certain situations has been a topic of discussion possibly since the beginning […]

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Getting Thoughts is Different from Thinking

Simon Moesgaard — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:35:53 +0000

This article is about how your metacognitive beliefs control your thinking. Let me show you this example: How many thoughts have you had today? And how many of those thoughts did you deal with? I mean deal with in terms of analyzing, planning, worrying or ruminating? Now, the topic of this article is about thoughts, […]

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Thinking Too Much About the Future? Accept Uncertainty as a Life Partner Using Metacognitive Methods

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:31:48 +0000

I assume that most people think about their futures to some degree, but the difference between thinking and overthinking may be the difference between feeling uncertain and feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty. This post addresses the consequences of thinking too much and how to handle it. To describe this further, I choose to label overthinking as […]

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Who Do You Think ‘You’ Are? Get a Meta-Perspective on Your Three Selves for a Liberated Mind

Simon Moesgaard — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:53:44 +0000

“Without self-knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.” – G. I. Gurdjieff Who do you think »you« are? Perhaps you think about yourself in terms of your memories, the roles you play, what’s important to you, or […]

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Why You Need Self-Compassion More Than Self-Esteem in Difficult Times, Study Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:48:09 +0000

The literature of self-esteem tells us that we need to gain self-esteem to be succesful. But this might be all wrong and a widespread misconception, according to a longitudinal study of nearly 2500 students. I’ll introduce you to self-compassion as an alternative to self-esteem, and the reasons why you should develop self-compassion more than self-esteem. […]

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Negativity Bias: Why Negative Things Stand Out

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:37:46 +0000

Positive thinking can feel like a job to do, while negative thinking seems to happen more automatically. In fact, this is true at a very fundamental level of the brain, studies show. It is called the negativity bias. Researchers have documented the negativity bias in various experiments over the years, and it seems to affect all aspects of […]

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