Discussion & help on depression & mental health related issues

Hellerad said:
The three areas of high stress in my life typically hit at different times. In the last month I’ve had some high stress issues in all three.

I’m prone to suffer from worry, ruminations, and catastrophic thinking and so I can become completely overwhelmed with things that haven’t even happened.

Since my post, I’ve resolved two of them without anything awful happening. I simply struggle with the idea that “not everything I imagine is true.”

Thanks all for the kindness and support.
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Mate, if it wasn`t for my running keeping a lid on things, I don`t know how I`d cope, so I know where you`re coming from.

You just need to find that " thing " that can become your coping mechanism, whatever it may be.
 
Just over 4 weeks since my Turps operation on my prostate and things did not seem right. Been back 2 times to the doctors and had 2 lots of antibiotics due to what they thought was an urine infection. The doctor on my 2nd visit sent a urine sample of to the lab and when the results came back I was called back in to see the Doctor ASAP. I have got Pseudomonas Infection in my bladder which believe me is horrible. On some very strong antibiotics now which hopefully will kill the infection. It seems to be 1 step forward and 2 back at the moment !!
 
Sometimes, I write posts in here, which are mostly random thoughts i have, then delete them before I post them. its a technique I learnt from a counsellor, he says a true conversation is between someone speaking and a listener, the listener can be anything, a post , a piece of paper, a person, it doesnt matter (but often when its a person they will try and help and it becomes a debate, which isnt helpful in this situation)

What matters is the purpose, you treat the conversation as a road map, as you talk the map gets more complete, there'll be dead ends on the road map, but as you continue you eventually find a path thru the labyrinth of thought, by talking it thru you realise the difference between the genuine helpful thoughts and the self sabotaging thoughts that are heat of the moment, anger based ones. Which aren't helpful at all.

Eventually, these thoughts run out as your chimp,as per steve Peters' paradox( great book, by the way), runs out of steam, and you can take over. Then rational plans occur. Steps are formed. And a plan can be put inside action.

So i use this page as the listener, knowing if I happened to post what I wrote i wouldnt be judged, id receive some decent advise.

Maybe there's a place for that down the line. For now though, this helps.
 
the golden visionary said:
Sometimes, I write posts in here, which are mostly random thoughts i have, then delete them before I post them. its a technique I learnt from a counsellor, he says a true conversation is between someone speaking and a listener, the listener can be anything, a post , a piece of paper, a person, it doesnt matter (but often when its a person they will try and help and it becomes a debate, which isnt helpful in this situation)

What matters is the purpose, you treat the conversation as a road map, as you talk the map gets more complete, there'll be dead ends on the road map, but as you continue you eventually find a path thru the labyrinth of thought, by talking it thru you realise the difference between the genuine helpful thoughts and the self sabotaging thoughts that are heat of the moment, anger based ones. Which aren't helpful at all.

Eventually, these thoughts run out as your chimp,as per steve Peters' paradox( great book, by the way), runs out of steam, and you can take over. Then rational plans occur. Steps are formed. And a plan can be put inside action.

So i use this page as the listener, knowing if I happened to post what I wrote i wouldnt be judged, id receive some decent advise.

Maybe there's a place for that down the line. For now though, this helps.
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Really insightful will try that thank you
 

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