Sitting alone in a sunlit room I gather my thoughts into a loom Weaving possibilities, hopes, dream, & ambitions Doing my best to avoid the feeling of impending doom & gloom That so often overtakes me about noon I do by my best to avoid it because it will be here soon To tease me…
Tag: depression
(ABC)’S OF CBT
This is a fictional work through of the ABC. The idea was brought up during my CBT group. This is my take of how to use CBT for myself. I understand there are minor differences, even an error here or there, but I’m learning & blogging this so I can see where I was 5…
DEPARTING DEPRESSION
Carrying around depression is one of the most difficult burdens one may have during life. For some it lasts only a few days or weeks of their lives. For others its an ongoing battle that rages for years, if not their entire life. Unfortunatly I fall into the later category, diagnosed with Bi-Polar I struggle…
CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
It has been two weeks since I started attending a CBT group online. We haven’t covered much, but the little bits we have learned has touched many of our issues. This week’s topic was negative thinking patterns and how depression distorts our thinking & self beliefs. My memories for instance are distorted by depression. I…
SETTING GOALS TO COMBAT MELANCHOLY
Melancholy is by far the worst emotion I’ve felt other than grief. Recently I’ve started to attend another Cognitive Behavior Therapy group. Our first homework assignment was to write down how depression has affected our lives and to set five goals we would like to see our treatment help with. Goals: To improve and increase…
MUSING OVER DEPRESSION
Why does depression have to grip a person when they least want it too? Why does stress decimate a person with depression? Why does anger live in the mind of a depressed person? Why does depression ruin lives? Is depression normal? Aren’t all human beings born with some oddness? What makes depression so scary? How…
INSTABILITY
Where do American’s turn when censorship hover’s above them, Afraid to say words like boob or suicide, When they are so important to the conversation. How do we wade through events and situations if we cannot express ideas, Even if those ideas may be askew? People are dying, sickened, and darkened, by how the bug…
A New Journey
Three months ago I set off on a new chapter of life. I’m learning a lot about myself and enjoying the benefits of my move. Doctors have changed, material stuff has been donated to charity, a new roof over my head, enrollment in a new day program, and a lot of company. Depression and anxiety…
Acceptance
Learning what I value in life and studying how I’ve strayed from my own values has helped me understand where some of my depression comes from. I am accepting that I’m flawed and unable to manipulate my past to my own advantage. Coming to terms with who I am, learning the true meaning of being…
Recovery
Recovery is a long process of traversing valleys and mountains. When I start climbing my mountains I have a choice to use the tools that I’ve earned through therapy and life lessons, or to climb it using my own devices. Devices being depression, self-doubt, pity, low self-esteem, anger, and self-abuse through talking down about myself. …
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