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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Treating depression using ICP approach

T: It sounds like you’re going through a tough time. together with me so we can start addressing from the
I understand how you must be feeling right now. However, easiest to the hardest ones?
last time we talked about your conceptualization of life. C: It is really hard to remember all of them.
You told me you have your beliefs, and you try to respect
some of your religious practices. T: It’s okay to feel the way you do. I know it sounds hard,
but this is the way we can work successfully.
C: Yes, I do. Indeed, for the first time, I did not experience
any fear of talking about my beliefs. I felt unjudged. That …
helped a lot. My beliefs fluctuate by the events sometimes. (The psychotherapist is using homework, more specifically,
But, still, I think that I should live and I should respect my “Diary of emotions,” to help the client keep a record of the
religious practices.
emotions and their causes)
T: What kind of religious practices help you deal with
your negative events? C: I do not know why I experience this kind of low and
bad feelings.
C: Praying… It gives me the inner peace. Helps me reach
another version of myself. I really find a better explanation T: Is it hard for you to understand why? Did you try to
for the problems and the ways I should deal with them. find out the reasons?
When I am in peace, I think differently. C: I just hate myself for not being able to overcome such
… feelings. It is terrible to live with the idea that you should
not live.
(The psychotherapist is using “Listing, waging and
addressing” to help the client prioritize the intervention T: I can’t imagine how difficult that must be for you, and
process) I am really sorry you had to go through that. However, we
can understand better the way the thinking functions if you
C: I am currently facing thousands of problems and write down all the times you experience these emotions
challenges. I cannot stand the negative feelings they give and try to think of the reasons.
me. I feel like I am occupied with the unsolved problems
and issues I had for many years. C: Is it like a diary?
T: The negative feelings you have may arise from the T: Exactly. You can use your phone and write it down
way you view your problems. I noticed that you refer to anytime you experience the emotion and just try to express
your problems as “thousands.” Can you list all of them the reason why.

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