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Originally Posted by hvert
It's a great book. I read it last year but am in a book club for it now and enjoy going more in depth in a small group. I go back and forth on the CBT. I love it in principle but sometimes wish I was cured already. Since I started tracking my blood sugar, I also see patterns between highs/lows and my moods/state of being which makes me wonder how much is really under my control and how much is just chemical.
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It must feel good to go deep in a group.
Everything is chemical. If you smile, there are some processes and so it is if you cry (other processes of course). Even thinking starts some processes in the brain.
It is the link between though - feeling - action (or the other way around) that is interesting. But of course there are "things" outside us that impacts our mood as well. There have been times where I thought I was depressed and so it was only the blood sugar. I try to measure it regularly now and if I suddenly become sleepy I run to measure it. That helps me to say to myself that it is only the blood glucose, no depression at this time.
I am repeating my CBT notes from years back, reading and doing the exercises recommended in "Breaking the patterns of depression". I have also bought a thin book from the "Get self-help" page. I'll post a video on it at the end here. This thin book is really helpful. It is drilling in new ways to think and react, related to CBT. It works for me.
For now I have made an appointment with a therapist, not CBT (lol). I need someone to talk to for a short time .
Here is the link to the video ( Scroll down to the video):
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