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Originally Posted by Slothrop
A lot of this may be true for people who respond well to CBT...distorted thinking can cause a lot of emotional distress.
However, you can't always say "STOP IT!" to mental illness any more than you would to cancer. 
I think you are totally right that making good choices is critical. But first some people need to get to a place where they can. For example, my racing thoughts did not respond to various non-medicinal "positive thinking" approaches. They did respond very quickly to bipolar meds. With the meds, I am now much better able to make good choices. |
yep yep. once again, I agree with what you are saying. I am not foolish to believe that a simple positive outlook will solve everything, as in it won't solve cancer. But I do believe that your state of mind and how you approach your life and the trials you face, has a great influence on your mind and body.
But again, you must be stable... if it weren't for Lamictal I would be screwed!! I need some other meds as well, which the doses vary according to which phase of my cycles I am in, but Lamictal is my lifesaver. I'm crazy as bat ***** without it
and no amount of positive thinking could pull me together!