Applications of logo therapy
“The therapy, which is defined as
treatment of a condition, illness, or maladjustment is called logo therapy.”
This type of therapy can be used and applied in broad
areas:
1. Create something.
Just as Frankl suggested,
creating something (e.g., art) gives you a sense of purpose, which can add
meaning to your life.
2. Develop relationships.
The supportive nature of
spending time with others will help you to develop more of a sense of meaning
in your life.
3. Find purpose in pain.
If you are going through
something bad, try to find a purpose in it. Even if this is a bit of mental
trickery, it will help to see you through. For example, if a family member is
going through medical treatments for a disease, view your purpose as being
there to support that person.
4. Understand that life is not fair.
There is nobody keeping
score, and you will not necessarily be dealt a fair deck. However, life can
always have meaning, even in the worst of situations.
5. Freedom to find meaning.
Remember that you are
always free to make meaning out of your life situation. Nobody can take that
away from you.
6. Focus on others.
Try to focus outside of
yourself to get through feeling stuck about a situation.
7. Accept the worst.
When you go out seeking
the worse, it reduces the power that it has over you.
● Logo therapy is more than helping clients find
meaning in life. Logo therapy as a psychotherapeutic technique helps patients
with insomnia, impotence, and anxiety.
● Used to guide the client into discovering the
freedom to choose, the will to find meaning, and the responsibility of living a
purposeful life.
● Frankl found that people struggled with feelings of
meaninglessness, a situation which he referred to as the existential vacuum.
Logo therapy can be used to treat a wide range of issues that are existential
in nature.
● Logo therapy has been found effective in the
treatment of substance abuse, post- traumatic stress and depression.
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