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Old Aug 08, 2017, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by growlycat View Post
My last t had me do a similar excersise but he didn't want me to aim for things that made me "happy". That seems like a lofty goal when you are depressed. No he wanted me to jot down moments in my crappy workday that were more positive than the rest of the day. If I went for a walk and a puppy came up to me that would count. Or the coworker who gave support when another was being s jerk. Or maybe I won something small like a movie ticket. Small moments of sucking less than the other moments.
Thank you... maybe that is what I should focus on. Her words were "small moments of happiness within your day" but wasn't more specific than that -- maybe I can include "moments that suck less." I'm in a pretty bad depressive episode at the moment and most moments suck
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