Compassion-focused terapie: Jak laskavost k sobě mění léčbu úzkosti a trauma

When you struggle with anxiety, shame, or past trauma, your inner voice often sounds like a harsh critic. Compassion-focused terapie, terapeutický přístup, který učí lidem přeměnit sebekritiku na laskavost k sobě. Also known as CFT, it doesn’t ask you to think positively—it asks you to be gentle, even when you feel broken. This isn’t about ignoring pain. It’s about stopping the war inside your head. In the Czech Republic, this approach is still rare in public clinics, but it’s growing fast among private therapists who work with trauma, eating disorders, and chronic shame.

Compassion-focused terapie builds on three key systems: threat, drive, and soothing. Most people stuck in anxiety or depression are stuck in the threat system—constantly on guard, self-blaming, afraid of failure. CFT teaches you to activate the soothing system, not by forcing smiles, but by learning how to comfort yourself like you would a hurt child. It uses guided imagery, breathing, and simple language to help you feel safe inside your own skin. This matters because people with trauma, depression, or eating disorders often carry deep shame—they believe they’re broken, unworthy, or too much. CFT doesn’t fix that. It helps you stop punishing yourself for it.

You’ll find this approach in posts about úzkost, where people are trapped in cycles of overthinking and self-criticism. It connects directly to trauma work, because trauma survivors often blame themselves for what happened. And it’s deeply linked to poruchy příjmu potravy, where the inner voice screams, "You’re not thin enough," or "You lost control." CFT doesn’t fight those thoughts—it helps you respond to them with kindness instead of fury.

What makes CFT different? It doesn’t require you to believe you’re worthy. You just have to try being kind—even if you think it’s fake. That’s the breakthrough. You don’t need to love yourself first. You just need to act like you care. And that’s something anyone can practice, even if they’ve spent years hating themselves.

In the articles below, you’ll find real stories of how this method helps people stop fighting themselves. Whether it’s through managing anxiety, healing from childhood neglect, or breaking free from compulsive behaviors, compassion-focused terapie offers a quiet but powerful path—not to become perfect, but to stop being your own worst enemy.