Good post! Lynn is very right. Do yoou have a chance to pick up a work book on ACT? It is a type of therapy we use with chronic pain patients that is said to be very good with depression as well. It focuses alot on just these automatic thoughts and the feelings they bring with them. See if you can find a workbook on that (they have them in english) adn see if it sems it might help (Also known as Acceptance commitment therapy.) It does sound like a cool job. Hope you apply!