Theory-Schmeory

Mr B and I recently had an argument about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. No, this is not our usual kind of conversation. But Mr B is in grad school-hence the highbrow subject matter. Normally our conversations take on a more low-brow flavor with discussions about pee stains around the toilet, picking up dog food from the grocery store, and why the garage is a freakin’ disaster-again. …ANYHOO… In summary: CBT is the belief that if you think/say your intention then your behavior will reflect that thinking. Example: You look in the mirror in the morning, and think/say, “Today sucks!” And indeed it does. Next morning, you look into same mirror and say, “Today can only get better!” And Voila! It does. Mr B practices this method- with excellent results. I (as you might imagine) have a much more cynical view. Just because I wake up in the morning and think/say, “I am hotter than Jaqueline Smith in her Charlie’s Angels’ heyday!” don’t make it so. I call that delusional-not good mental health. My brain is also too smart to fool itself. It would know that I was fakin’ it. And do you know how much effort fakin’ it requires??? I am too freakin’ TIRED to try and fake myself out. Fakin’ it requires focused effort and commitment. And all you fakers out there, KNOW WHAT I MEAN. I myself prefer for positive sh*t to occur first before I even consider having a positive outlook. Why would I waste all that positive thinking/feeling on something that might or might not show up? That would be wasting a perfectly good cynical point of view. And that would be a cryin’ shame.