Disentangling Your Thought Patterns Using FTP (Facilitating Thought Progression).

Thought patterns don't define you, and they're not fixed. The thing about depression is it traps you in narrow, repetitive thinking.

Your thinking is actually quite malleable. But reshaping your thoughts, often takes a lot more than just trying to think differently.

I'm talking with Dr. Moshe Bar of Hedonia about how they've been able to gamify Facilitating Thought Progression (FTP) in order to rewrite thought patterns.

I'm all-in on alternative, science-based methods for managing depression and anxiety. We explore how gaming can reshape cognitive patterns, improve mood, and complement both therapy and medication.

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[PamelaWildman-Williams]

It’s the dissonance that causes so much damage. We overthink to try to correct that. I welcome this vid. Thank you ❤

[skippygotrobbed]

Great video! I have had lifelong issues with persistent, negative thoughts. I started writing down the first line of a Rumi poem and repeating it in my head whenever the thoughts started churning. After a couple days I add the next line and, starting at the beginning, say them both. A couple more days then another line. It's worked pretty well. And now I can recite a lot of Rumi by heart. Win-Win.

[zx____]

I’m going to be blunt: 11 bucks per month on the cheapest tier, or “no clinical benefit” intuitively feels like an ugly pricing strategy (and scary labeling) for a mobile game that’s ostensibly meant to help.

Getting pushed to a sales page after a small tutorial feels gross for a therapy aid - like it’s a cash-in. Perhaps an effect of framing this as an addictive farm sim/clicker but it really does not land for me as a healthy use of time. Seems like another subscription I’m being baited into forgetting about and then paying forever. The business end of the mental health industry feels too icky in this instance for me to want to reopen the app.

Love the channel, thanks Dr Scott.

[jvllejan]

Hearing this is perfect timing for me, I'm slowly tiptoeing my way towards a new way of thinking

[becomebrightwithin]

I just played this, as someone whose notorious about ruminating this felt incredible. I can’t wait to see what happens when I use it when I’m having a ruminating spell.

[junegagnon]

I think its better to be positive than negative about things. The more tools to help with the problems of our illnesses and thought patterns is what we need. Its just like medication. Some people really benefit from taking medications while others don't. Yes, money can be a problem with affordability in trying something. But this is tge way our world works. Doctors and scientists etc have to make money too. They can't give away everything free. When i looked up the app it seemed there were choice's of payment tiers. I am always looking for non drug therapies. So keep that in mind of what you are willing to try that best meets your needs and consider that orher people have different thank-you again Dr.Scott for helping provide options for us ..♥️

[auriuman]

Ok it's a free shot at a possible valid treatment for being my own worst enemy. I'll try it and if there's enough to it as a trial then I'm down i am not afraid of paying for a treatment that works. I have tried so many things. Most have been unhealthy, some incredibly so. This is so much better than the "solutions" that cross my mind often.

Until today i thought FTP was just an Internet based file sharing protocol 😅

[mayasalgado]

Brilliant discussion. So helpful and insightful. Thank you for this information.👍

[Teaandhoney]

I purchased mood bloom and will let u know how im feeling and if it has helped at all. Thanks for the video!

[sarahengland]

Please add links to the evidence base in the description section. Thank you.

[jaynemcdowall]

I understand the habit of doing what I know and yet yearn to go beyond what I am used to doing and knowing. I know how to go beyond these boundaries, but I am limiting myself because I am alone.
Also, I have a hard time being myself and trusting others in order to proceed with the ways that might help me.
It’s day to day “getting by” and without a “new light”or “pathway”.

[miniharez]

I am a “gamer”. But I honestly believe I have a healthy amount of it. I use to drink alcohol because I have a VERY active mind. And I used Alcohol to dull those ruminating thoughts and such. So whenever I wind down at night, I use video games to detach my mind from the real world and its quite therapeutic. obviously like anything, if you game 10hrs a day, you dont have a social life and it affects your day to day productivity in life than its a problem. But Ive tried meditation and I just hate it, I mean I like a good 5 min meditation session but after that, I enjoy having an active mind. So every one is different, meditation may work best for other, and this jusy works best for me.

[jenniferfullmer]

Globalization is something i do on my own, with my internal monologue/dialogue. I'm thrilled to hear about the clouds and word association games!
I know this video is different and some folks are not impressed. But I love it.
Being a science need probably doesn't hurt 😂🤔

[melaniemiller]

Thank you so much for informing us of new and different options out there that may help certain people. Everyone responds differently to different therapies and this is just one more option to look into. As someone who build’s SAAS, I understand your pricing model. In app purchases in an application like this would be disruptive. I am going to give the trial a shot- hopefully it’s enough to determine if it’s right for me.

[dware]

Dr. Scott, you describe my friend so well …I want to help, but I don’t know how, 😢. It’s like he stuck. He seemed a little little better with 1 day time 6 weeks of combination of CBT & substance abuse therapy before the FEAR landed him back in hospital….

[Lauren_bex]

I really enjoyed this interview the idea sounds interesting. I personally can't see the benefit of playing a video game as therapy yielding long term results. Healing and taking action to ones life is prescription.
The computer keeps us in the state of passive observer, perhaps it could have some short term relief, but overall I feel like video games cater to fantasy.

[ABB-]

I have this thing where I have this kind intense feeling that I have no right to help myself or too pursue the things that will make me happy or try things I always wanted to do even if I have all the opportunities to do so. I know it’s some sort of self-sabotage. But it’s so strong, like I can’t do things I want to so bad. Sometimes I even feel like i have no right to even THINK about things I find interesting. It’s weird. If anyone has any ideas of other resources I can check out, I ‘d appreciate it

[rudeigin]

Interesting use of technology.

Disclaimer: I'm only here because of my interest in technology. I have no need of mental health services, gamified or otherwise, because _I AM COMPLETELY SANE AND MENTALLY HEALTHY._

[lynneivison]

Thank you. I find almost all of your content helpful and reassuring. However, one piece of advice I have to take issue with (in a light hearted way) was a video I saw yesterday about taking a walk. Now this is a cultural problem. I am English and it is not part of our culture, as say in Germany. The advice was rather like insisting that an American sit down at 3.00 p.m. make a pot of tea and have a scone. I think the walking advice moved over from suggestion to advice. Liam Carpe is an Englishman living in Germany who with great humour addresses this cultural phenomena. I say this in a light hearted manner, but it did feel a bit like a dollop of guilt for knowing I will never go for a walk just for the sake of it. It throws me into an existential crisis - where am I going, why am I going? Today I am coming out of 3 days of 'out of it'. Just played my scales on piano, will be able to go out this p.m. My greatest offensive weapon against this condition is gratitude. Sounds weird but works like magic. If you are a Christian nail it to the cross. It is a very difficult thing to do in great suffering, but the only thing that has totally transformed my depression.

[msjdb]

Downloading the app to see what it's all about.