"Challenging Negative Thinking," reads psychologist Jerry Kennard's sharepost."Pretty well everyone is vulnerable to negative thinking," he writes, "but if these thoughts become locked into a cycle of rumination, the result is almost inevitably depression."Dr Kennard is a proponent of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which has helped me... Read more
I'm in CT visiting family. Yesterday, my brother and I did a ten-mile walk together on a scenic path along the Farmington River. This is about five miles more than I'm used to. Back home, in SW CA, I tend to walk about four or five miles some 3,500 feet up in the mountains.
The scenery yesterday was very different, but the same... Read more
I’ve been attending a bipolar conference in Pittsburgh, which means I haven’t been tending to my usual business here at BipolarConnect. These shareposts typically stem from issues that you bring up in various forums here, but today will be an exception.I just wrapped up three days at the Eighth International Bipolar Conference, held... Read more
I'm headed out the door in the next few minutes for San Diego Airport, thence off to Pittsburgh for the Eighth International Conference on Bipolar Disorder. A few days later I touch down in CT for a family visit, then back to CA.
I hate travel. As well as everything everyone else hates about travel, I have to put up with the disruptions... Read more
Today, Karri posted: "Why Can't I be Happy?" Funny you asked that, Karri, because happiness has been on my mind a lot today. You see, today on her blog, Beyond Blue, Therese Borchard posted these three provocative pieces:
5 Steps to Having More Fun: An Interview with John McManamy
John McManamy: Play Is Crucial to Good Mental... Read more
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