That's a practice I try to inculcate too, and ... well .. I don't succeed as often as I'd like to. An image that's useful to me is to imagine a stormy ocean - that's your depression. But far, far beneath it, you're a blue whale swimming placidly along, not feeling the turmoil of the surface. Your moods are not you - they're just something that's happening, along with a lot of other things that are happening. It helps me sometimes.
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Originally Posted by rkba97
I think I'm in a good place right now (neither manic nor depressed... and possibly the first time I've actually been conscious of it), so I'm trying to make the most of it and just look inward at a time when I'm not having those harsh feelings towards myself.
My old T was really into this radical acceptance thing, she swore by it. So I thought I'd give it a try. What I learned about it is to just take a moment every once in a while to step outside yourself... kind of meditating for a minute and just letting the thoughts that come into your head just move along like clouds. Not judging your own thoughts and feelings - just recognizing them and saying "Okay, THIS is what I am feeling right now," and that's all.
Just thought I'd share... after some practice it really started helping me to stop beating myself up for every single thing I said or did. I still have a hard time when I'm depressed - it really doesn't work. But I think it is a great coping skill for me.
Thanks for letting me share.
RK  (<--- I think this guy is awesome.) |