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5 Questions to Help You Move Towards Solution of a Problem

If you are human, you will have problems. Having problems means that you are normal and solving them means you are a happy normal! While the traditional therapy approaches focus on the “why” of a problem, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), moves the focus from the “why” of a problem to “how it can be solved.” Evidence suggests that SFBT is effective for treating mild or moderate depression and has also been widely used as a life-coaching strategy (Gingerich & Eisengart, 2000; Kramer et al., 2014). Here are five questions used in SFBT that you can ask yourself to find solutions for problems that impede your goals (Grant & Greene, 2001; Simon & Berg, 1997). 1. The miracle question: The miracle question goes like this: “Suppose one night, while I am asleep, there is a miracle and the problem that I am facing is solved. However, because I am asleep, I don’t know that the miracle has already happened. When I wake up in the morning, what will be different that will tel...