32 min
Episode 58: Contrast Avoidance The Christian Psychologist: Mental Health for 21st Century Christ Followers
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- Christianity
In this 58th episode, Dr. Knabb discusses the secular psychological topic of contrast avoidance, which involves the tendency to use worry, rumination, and other types of negative thinking to keep negative emotions like anxiety actively elevated to avoid being surprised by sudden spikes in negative emotions and corresponding negative life events. In addition, secular and Christian exercises to combat contrast avoidance through the use of savoring are offered, which, for Christians, involves savoring God and God's Word, the Bible. Overall, the aim of this episode is to help 21st century Christ followers find more enjoyment in the Trinitarian God, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, savoring God as the possible antidote to contrast avoidance.
In this 58th episode, Dr. Knabb discusses the secular psychological topic of contrast avoidance, which involves the tendency to use worry, rumination, and other types of negative thinking to keep negative emotions like anxiety actively elevated to avoid being surprised by sudden spikes in negative emotions and corresponding negative life events. In addition, secular and Christian exercises to combat contrast avoidance through the use of savoring are offered, which, for Christians, involves savoring God and God's Word, the Bible. Overall, the aim of this episode is to help 21st century Christ followers find more enjoyment in the Trinitarian God, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, savoring God as the possible antidote to contrast avoidance.
32 min