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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