David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
I WILL Get Better
by Therese J. Borchard, Beyond Blue
Thursday November 4, 2010
I don't know about you, but when I'm depressed, my self-talk goes something like this:
I have to make a conscious effort to turn them around. And I have to repeat over and over and over again this sentence: "I WILL get better."
by Therese J. Borchard, Beyond Blue
Thursday November 4, 2010
I don't know about you, but when I'm depressed, my self-talk goes something like this:
"This is uncomfortable ... I wish I were dead."
"I don't know what to do about x, y, and z ... I wish I were dead."
"I can't escape this sadness ... I wish I were dead."
"How can I get rid of this awful anxiety? ... I wish I were dead."
Do you recognize the common denominator? The only resolution I see is to give up and die ... either actively (when I'm extremely depressed and suicidal) or passively on other days. I don't have the energy or the confidence to problem-solve. Which is why I have to be proactive with regard to my self-talk when I'm feeling very depressed and anxious. If not, my thoughts will follow the path of least resistance--and fantasize about death. "I don't know what to do about x, y, and z ... I wish I were dead."
"I can't escape this sadness ... I wish I were dead."
"How can I get rid of this awful anxiety? ... I wish I were dead."
I have to make a conscious effort to turn them around. And I have to repeat over and over and over again this sentence: "I WILL get better."
