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I read that book "The power of positive thinking", but didn't get much out of it. In the end I just had to accept the fact that I couldn't completely stop having negative thoughts (in fact some were justified), but to learn to recognise them as just thoughts being produced by a neurochemically imbalanced brain, and not necessarily an accurate reflection of reality.
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I agree, trying to force positive thoughts doesn't work. Stop Thinking is what happens in meditation, which is so useful. I can follow my breathing which makes it easier to let go of thoughts.
I can distinguish between being normally depressed and seriously depressed. With normal depression I can get myself out, usually by taking an action. Serious depression I can't do that. Thank God it has been seven years since was in that terrifying place.