I think this is sound advice. I was a long time sufferer of depression, and cognitive behavioral therapy has changed my life in profound ways. The most importa

I think this is sound advice. I was a long time sufferer of depression, and cognitive behavioral therapy has changed my life in profound ways. The most important thing I learned from reading "Feeling Good" by David Burns is that it can wreak havoc on you if you tie your self-worth to your successes and failures. It makes you the victim of external circumstances, and who's to say what constitutes a success or a failure in absolute terms anyway? I felt like an utter failure for not having a job and never having released my debut album, and for having dropped out of college four times. I never saw that I was surrounded by friends who adore me because I give them joy and strength through listening and understanding. I was having severe anxiety when I started doing the cognitive distortion exercises from the book. It's a bit of work, but change sets in immediately, and once habitualized, you don't need to write anything down anymore, or at least not as often. OP, I hope you'll get better soon.