Hello everyone. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
My current situation is that I have gone into a severe depressive episode after a breakup.
I have a basic understanding of CBT and am working through Burn's material.
In the past it seems like I was attempting to implement at least part of CBT theory by writing out the thought that was causing me sadness and trying to find flaws and rewrite a positive adjusted thought. I became frustrated because if I did find any mood improvement it was short lived only to return to the same original thought and feeling.
Perhaps it is fairly typical to frequently be obsessing about the ex and the relationship. My questions are:
a) What is suggested for repeatedly having the same negative thought even after correction attempts. Do I just keep going and writing it out again and again and have faith that it will help me?
b) What place if any does attempting to shutdown the recurring thoughts have?
Thanks!
My current situation is that I have gone into a severe depressive episode after a breakup.
I have a basic understanding of CBT and am working through Burn's material.
In the past it seems like I was attempting to implement at least part of CBT theory by writing out the thought that was causing me sadness and trying to find flaws and rewrite a positive adjusted thought. I became frustrated because if I did find any mood improvement it was short lived only to return to the same original thought and feeling.
Perhaps it is fairly typical to frequently be obsessing about the ex and the relationship. My questions are:
a) What is suggested for repeatedly having the same negative thought even after correction attempts. Do I just keep going and writing it out again and again and have faith that it will help me?
b) What place if any does attempting to shutdown the recurring thoughts have?
Thanks!