Questions about coping - triggers

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Registered: 03-31-2003
Questions about coping - triggers
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Tue, 11-09-2004 - 9:12pm
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've struggled with depression off and on since my early teens, but for the last couple years I've been doing really well, until about a month ago. Until then, I'd actually been feeling the best I've ever felt - happy, confident, excited about the future. There's been some things going on, I've been under a lot of stress, having some problems with my husband, and now suddenly I'm a mess. Everyday activities seem daunting, all I want to do is sleep and cry. I know a big part of my problem is that I get into these patterns of negative thinking where I keep putting the worst possible spin on everything going on in my life (some of you might know what I mean) and I just cannot turn my brain off. It's like a broken record that just keeps running ("I'm worthless, he doesn't really love me, I wonder if he's sleeping with her, I'm a horrible mother, I'm so ugly, I don't blame him for not loving me" etc etc etc). How do I make it stop? There's been times before where I could feel myself starting to get depressed, and I was able to turn it around just by forcing myself to think positively. But this time it's not working, and I'm starting to worry that I'm really going crazy. I'm so afraid my husband will find out that I'm feeling this way. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can get control of my thoughts? TIA
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Wed, 11-10-2004 - 7:24am

Hi there!


Sounds like you could benefit greatly from Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

*hugs