Title: Values and Beliefs in Therapy
Headings: Values and Beliefs – Both Powerful, But What’s the Difference?
Values and Beliefs – Both Powerful, But What’s the Difference?
Why beliefs and values are so important in therapy
What are beliefs?
What are Values?
How are beliefs and values connected?
How are beliefs and values different?
Why do we need to know the difference between values and beliefs?
Are you ready to take charge of your beliefs and values?
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Content: Beliefs and values inform each other. For example, if you have a difficult childhood where love is not offered freely and you develop a core belief that ‘love must be earned’, then it’s possible you’ll develop a very strong value of trust to compensate for your anxiety that nobody loves you as is. How are beliefs and values different? Beliefs are more about our personal past, whereas values are more about how we filter our experiences through our personality to then commit to universal ideas of right and wrong. Whereas our set of beliefs might be unique, we will share values with many others (although sometimes we might not share the same values as those who are close to us). Beliefs often work against us, whereas values work for us. Beliefs are often formed as protective reactions and from a limited childhood perspective, meaning as adults these same beliefs no longer serve us. Our deep personal values, on the other hand, are the best way for us to align ourselves with a life that leaves us peaceful and purposeful. By: Bubble Sitter
Beliefs can be changed while values rarely do.