Milton Erickson's 'Positive Thinking' Method

Milton Erickson was one of the best psychotherapists of the 20th century. He was a great humanist and advocated for therapy to be gentle and painless. At the age of 17, Milton contracted polio. Hearing from a doctor that he was about to die, he vowed to himself that he would live - and he kept his word. While paralyzed, Erickson regained his speech, moved his arms and legs, and even covered 1000 miles in just a few days, which seemed impossible with his diagnosis. The future psychotherapist largely managed to overcome the disease thanks to the principle of positive thinking. Later, Milton identified five key points within this principle.