How I did it: I was miserable but a friend of mine who suffers from the same spirals of negative-thinking misery told me about this cognitive behavioral therapy she's doing, and how it's teaching her to recognize negative, unhealthy (and disordered) thought patterns and consciously change them. Since then I've been reading a lot about this and using some of the tricks to deal with my anxiety and overthinking, and it helps. I still have a bit of work to do, but I feel better.

Resources: Here are some good CBT worksheets, though I am sure there are other good ones online. They really do help!!

http://www.specialtybehavioralhealth.com/pdfs-cognitive-behavioral-therapy

Mar 01, 2009, 02:09PM PST | 1 comment | 2 cheers