Very insightful post! The impact of cognitive distortions has a vast impact in our lives. Therefore, it is imperative to recognize them and dispute them through various methods. This is done through the client and clinician collaborating and finding alternate cognitions that have more validity and are likely to be more helpful (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014). Your friend’s situation is unfortunate and very common to feel regrets after losing a loved one. Indeed letter writing has been proven effective when dealing with grief. My daughter’s best friend lost her father at a very young age, during her counseling sessions her counselor advised her to write a letter to her father expressing what she would have wanted to tell him. Consequently, she
