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posted 07/12/2009, comments (14)

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Last week’s sharepost, Challenging Negative Thinking - My Take, discussed cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and what I see as its pivot point, mindfulness - the mind watching the mind. Little did I realize that just a few days later I would be in the field, so to speak, putting my scribblings to the test.Let me explain:Nearly two weeks ago... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/03/2009, comments (24)

Challenging Negative Thinking - My Take

"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 Chevron

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posted 06/22/2009, comments (60)

Challenging Negative Thinking

The term ‘negative thinking' is really a catch-all that includes a number of negative thinking styles. Pretty well everyone is vulnerable to negative thinking but if these thoughts become locked into a cycle of rumination, the result is almost inevitably depression. One way to avoid depression is to acknowledge the existence of... Read more Chevron

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