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So just hang in there, it's the last stretch you can do it! I'm rooting for you.
Thank you so much! I know I got this now after last year where until the last month I made almost no progress and wasn't even focused on action. I appreciate the support
I'm happy to know you are doing well.
It would be a great value if you share any new habit that helped you improve.
Reading The Power of Now and literally applying the knowledge from this blog article along with Googling a couple of other things I needed to work on is what it took to help me improve significantly! Being aware that I'm not my thoughts, but the awareness of them, really helps me take control.
Sounds like you're doing better? That's good. But, be careful with it. If you've been depressed for a while, the depression can creep back in. I was diagnosed dysthymic in my 20's and have dealt with depression most of my life. I'm now 45.
I hate people that recommend books, but I'm going to recommend one for you. This one is different, I promise.
Feeling Good by David Burns
What's different about this? They have done actual studies with this book, testing its effectiveness. Here's an example. They divided depressed patients into three groups:
Group 1: Came in for counseling for depression, were told they had no appointments for 30 days, but here's a book to read
Group 2: Came in for counseling, were set up immediately with a therapist
Group 3: Came in for counseling, and were put on meds
Group 1 made the most improvement. Most of the patients didn't end up coming in for counseling. They followed up in a year and the vast majority of people continued to not be depressed. The ones that weren't depressed said that they referred back to the book on occasion when they started feeling down.
You sound like you're doing this pretty well, but you need to head off future episodes. This book will help with that. I promise.
I'm doing better but I still feel some of the physical effects of depression so I'm not worried about 'feeling better' then it coming back.
It'll be a long learning process, so I appreciate the book. Books are what got me started on my journey of improvement!
The overall theme of the book is this: our thoughts *create* our emotions. It walks you through how to identify the negative thoughts you're having, and then shows you how to counteract them.
Sounds great, like it'll be greatly useful especially as I enjoyed and have benefited from The Power of Now so much.
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