NightOwl
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Today I started out feeling reasonably low and so decided to start by using a book I bought called "Ten Days to self-Esteem" by David D. Burns; on the tick boxes for depression and anxiety I got a relatively high score, which didn't surprise me; I then went on to read from his Feeling Good book and putting some of the things I've learned about changing my thoughts into practise, but somewhere along the line, my mind started drifting into pleasant daydreams about the positive things in my life and how I felt about them.
As I came out of my daydreams, my mood had lifted into feeling positive and happy; I'm sure if I did the tick boxes again I'd get a very different score on the depression box.
How do CBT and positive daydreams work together? Are they both working on the same principle? One is with active thought trying to change things, and one is more letting the mind take over with pleasant thoughts.
Many thanks
NightOwl
As I came out of my daydreams, my mood had lifted into feeling positive and happy; I'm sure if I did the tick boxes again I'd get a very different score on the depression box.
How do CBT and positive daydreams work together? Are they both working on the same principle? One is with active thought trying to change things, and one is more letting the mind take over with pleasant thoughts.
Many thanks
NightOwl