Ask Mark 1.13 - Do thoughts follow feelings?

Ask Mark 1.13 - Do thoughts follow feelings?

Professor Mark Solms of the University of Cape Town (UCT) answers a question (see below) posed to him on UCT's free online course "What is a Mind?", hosted by FutureLearn. Enrol for the course here https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/w...

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Question: My question is around your claim that 'first we have feelings'. Whilst this makes absolute sense, it would also strike me as being incompatible with one of the central principles of cognitive behavioural therapy, that is, Albert Ellis' ABC model (i.e. that A. we experience an event, B. we interpret the event, and C. we feel an emotional response in line with our interpretation). In Ellis' sequence, feelings would appear to be a secondary phenomenon, which are largely directed by thoughts. However, in the schema you describe, it would seem as though thought can be regarded as secondary to feeling. Do you regard your views as being compatible with Ellis' line of reasoning in any respect or would you hold an altogether different perspective?