Depressed people are capable of loving others, sometimes way more than they love themselves. At the same time, it’s the love of others that often keeps us alive. Love… in acceptance. Care. Gentleness and firmness where needed. Not just good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few people with depression have the same specific struggles. My struggle with energy speaks itself differently from someone else’s. The way I describe my depression differs from someone else’s. But they’re all similar stories, which is what I’m what I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yaaaassss. If you don’t understand, go ahead and ask. It’s ok – as long as I have the right not to answer if I don’t want to.
Frustration is usually the name of the game. Pain, too, but it differs from person to person. All in all… It sucks.
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…