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I have 0 experience of your life. What I do know is that if there's a small chance that I'd never have to suffer another major depressive episode again, I'd con
by aaronblohowiak 10y ago
I have 0 experience of your life. What I do know is that if there's a small chance that I'd never have to suffer another major depressive episode again, I'd consider that good information to have. Even when the odds aren't in my favor, I consciously make the choice to focus on the possibility. This isn't Pollyanna, it's practicality -- thoughts impact mood. Part of CBT is learning about your thinking, and one of the things that helped me get into a pattern of recognizing my own thoughts was to separate observations, suspicions and conclusions.
- 1_2__3 10y agoI appreciate your trying to help, and I don't mean that in any kind of a condescending or patronizing way. I shouldn't have been so quick to disregard what you're saying. And it's certainly true that variations of "binary thinking" are a hallmark of depression - although I guess what you're describing isn't quite binary thinking even if I think it comes from the same place, an absolute certainty of negative aspects of something and bottomless doubt of anything positive, or anything else at all about it. I'm glad you found CBT helpful to you and I wish you luck and happiness in your future.