Play The Script Till The End

Play The Script Till The End was developed by Scott Waltman (PsyD) and Erin Murphy (PsyD) and is a technique for helping clients to identify underlying feared outcomes. When working with anxious clients they found that the vertical arrow (Burns, 1980) or down arrow (Merrell, 2001) techniques would sometimes fall flat and so they developed metaphors of 'playing the tape till the end' or 'playing the script till the end'. 

Citation: Waltman, S., Murphy, E. (2016). Play the script till the end. Retrieved from http://psychologytools.com/play-the-script-till-the-end/

• Burns, D. D. (1980). Feeling good: the new mood therapy. New York: New American Library
• Merrell, K. A. (2001). Helping students overcome depression and anxiety. New York: Guilford
• Citation: Waltman, S., Murphy, E. (2016). Play the script till the end. Retrieved from http://psychologytools.com/play-the-script-till-the-end/