Originally posted on A Desert Father:
An American commented that the church [in the early 19thc.] had fallen from a position of power to the condition of…
Month: June 2018
Depression Isn’t Sadness and Suicide Isn’t a Cry For Help… by Steve Safran
Kate Spade. Anthony Bourdain. Two gut-punching suicides that have people asking “Why them? They had it all!” Sure, Bourdain lived a hard life, but Kate Spade, the queen of whimsy? She was wealthy, adored and…
Depressed.
We need better words. One of the biggest disservices to the field of mental health is to call the diagnosis of “depression” by the name “depression.” Everyone “gets depressed.” It’s a commonplace word: “I’m so depressed the meeting I planned fell through.” “The ending of that show was too depressing.” “He’s too depressing to be around.”
None of these examples has anything to do with the psychological definition of Depression.
People who live with depression are wired differently. Our brains perceive life differently than those who do not have depression. Let me put it another way.
Suppose you were born left-handed in this predominantly right-handed world. Suppose that was considered OK from time to…
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A Thought Replacement Exercise – a CBT worksheet/handout
Originally posted on Veronica Walsh's CBT Blog Dublin, Ireland:
Changing your thinking with cognitive behavioral therapy.. A simple exercise to challenge your negative automatic thinking, and…