An example of effective thought changing by Magic Dragonflies: 'Also, what helps, if you are observing something that is bad, instead of saying,"this sucks and depresses me" you can say, "this is an annoyance and kinda peeves me."
Showing posts with label perspective. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perspective. Show all posts
Jul 20, 2010
Jun 15, 2010
An Alternative Perspective...The Theory of Positive Disintegration
The Theory of Positive Disintegration (TPD) by Kazimierz Dąbrowski describes a theory of personality development. Unlike mainstream psychology, Dąbrowski's theoretical framework views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for growth. These "disintegrative" processes are therefore seen as "positive," whereas people who fail to go through positive disintegration may remain for their entire lives in a state of "primary integration." Advancing into disintegration and into the higher levels of development is predicated on having developmental potential, including overexcitabilities, and above-average reactions to stimuli. Unlike some other theories of development such as Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, it is not assumed that even a majority of people progress through all levels. TPD is not a theory of stages, and levels do not correlate with age. Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading...
Via Wikipedia
Via Wikipedia
Jan 27, 2010
Psych Central World of Psychology Wonders About, if There is Such a Thing, a Good Side to Depression?
10 Possibly Good Things About Having Depression by Therese J. Borchard... A snip from her actually quite playful list of what she considers the silver lining side of things. I like the idea because it is absurd...I mean, who dare ask such a bold question?
Reason #9. I have fascinating conversations with strangers.
Here’s how the majority of my first conversations/introductions go with people who I sit next to on the plane, train, or at my son’s soccer games:
“So what do you do?”
“I write a mental health blog.”
“Oh. That’s interesting. How did you get into that?”
“I had a major nervous breakdown and wanted to kill myself for about two years. So one day I told God that if I ever woke up and wanted to be alive that I would dedicate the rest of my life to helping people who are trapped in the Black Hole.
That morning came.
And you, what do you do?”
Reason #9. I have fascinating conversations with strangers.
Here’s how the majority of my first conversations/introductions go with people who I sit next to on the plane, train, or at my son’s soccer games:
“So what do you do?”
“I write a mental health blog.”
“Oh. That’s interesting. How did you get into that?”
“I had a major nervous breakdown and wanted to kill myself for about two years. So one day I told God that if I ever woke up and wanted to be alive that I would dedicate the rest of my life to helping people who are trapped in the Black Hole.
That morning came.
And you, what do you do?”
Dec 10, 2009
Rumination Lullaby: Mind River is Self-Cleaning-By Pavel G. Somov, Ph.D. October 12, 2009
“You must realize that thoughts are temporary, changing appearances, and neither seize on them or hate them, just let them occur and cease of themselves.” Bankei
Mind is an information-processing system. As such, it is in the business of digestion – and, not unlike your stomach, sometimes it chokes up on spice of life…Say, something happened – and now it is eating you as you are trying to digest it. The informational tug-of-war is on. No crisis here: same ol’ evolutionary game of the survival of the best-informed. Look: if you are alive and reading this, you’ve won this contest every time – you’ve eventually swallowed every information byte reality has served you.
Information-processing – like food-processing – is a metabolic process. It has its own pace and rate of...Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading. . .
Via: Psych Central
Mind is an information-processing system. As such, it is in the business of digestion – and, not unlike your stomach, sometimes it chokes up on spice of life…Say, something happened – and now it is eating you as you are trying to digest it. The informational tug-of-war is on. No crisis here: same ol’ evolutionary game of the survival of the best-informed. Look: if you are alive and reading this, you’ve won this contest every time – you’ve eventually swallowed every information byte reality has served you.
Information-processing – like food-processing – is a metabolic process. It has its own pace and rate of...Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading. . .
Via: Psych Central
Aug 25, 2009
An Up Close & Personal Look at Bi-Polarity/Manic Depression
Stephen Fry on having bipolar disorder, "This is something I have been suffering with for years and I want to give it more exposure".
I have included links to four episodes, from which on the right hand column of each YouTube link, you can find links to many more...All very personal and heartening stories. Caution as occasional strong language is used.
I have included links to four episodes, from which on the right hand column of each YouTube link, you can find links to many more...All very personal and heartening stories. Caution as occasional strong language is used.
Jul 11, 2009
A Quote on Friends and Perspectives
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?
Kahlil Gibran
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