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Originally Posted by rcat
There are a lot of great workbooks out there. especially for those about CBT. I recently have been finding it really helpful to monitor my mood with a log - specifically how I have reacted to situations and events as they come up. The second log I keep is an activity prediction long. I make note of how much I think I will enjoy an activity before I undertake it, then mark down the actual enjoyment after. Both logs have been extremely helpful in my seeing how easily I am affected by experience; in particular how negativity and thoughts run the course of my life. As a result I am trying to work on changing those negative thoughts. This is what CBT is all about.
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Okay. I remember doing this about 10 years ago when I was depressed, and I was using CBT. I don't remember the results. (I did get out of that depression, so I guess, in the end, the results were good.) However, have you noticed your are enjoying activities more than you anticipated, or about as much as you anticipated? I think this is a very good device and I am going to start using it right away! I have been wanting to do 30 minutes on the treadmill daily at my complex's gym, but I can't seem to make myself go. My anticipation is that I will get zero enjoyment. I will use this as my first experiment and will let you know how it goes.