It’s never really enough. Whatever I do, as the depression drags on, whatever I’ve done never seems enough to myself, or to certain important people in my life. My wife and our best friend and a few relatives and friends[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s how it is, most of the time. I don’t know how I got through the day. More to come. Sorry for the intermittent postings.
And everyone thinks they have *the* solution to depression! Cool cool cool. Sure. Cool.
Unless it’s absolutely necessary, people suffering from depression – depressives! – find it difficult to decide on important things. Oftentimes, we get guilt tripped into making decisions we regret, which makes us feel worse. Either when we can’t keep our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s important to note that there are various ways to implement CBT. What I’ve shown is only the basics. I’m not a psychologist so I can’t even start to explore how to find – or change – a core belief,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The whole exercise of going through thoughts to change behaviour culminates at this important point – invalid thoughts should, and can be replaced. It’s not easy at all. But that’s the whole drive of CBT. Thought replacement naturally results in behavioural[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When talking to others with depression, and with my own experience, these unhelpful thinking styles are the ones that cause the most problems. And no, I personally can’t stop thinking in these ways on my own. But being able to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’re other examples of unhelpful thought patterns. Some are particularly unhelpful when struggling with depression. Those will be shown tomorrow. Not that today’s examples aren’t unhelpful. They’re just not *as* damaging.
Everyone has unhealthy thinking patterns. Patterns prone to error, patterns that hinder more than help. In depression, these are amplified, and need to be identified as a start. This helps the sufferer to realise that if the thoughts are from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So yeah it ain’t easyyyy but if you’re in need of cbt, don’t give up! It gets easier with practice.