Jun 13, 2019
In this episode, a look at catastrophizing, which is a part of a
little pack of demons known as Cognitive Distortions. These SOBs
will have you doing a time warp and not the good one.
I gotta fess up. I am not perfect. Nope. As human as they come. And
sometimes that means that I get caught in a time trap of
catastrophizing a very small thing into the end of the world. Only
thing is, the world doesn't end.
The thing gets handled and I feel like warmed over ice cream. There
is a better way. Takes work and practice but we, you and I can
learn not to do this. Before we can do better, we have to study the
opponent.
If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or
text “START” to 741-741.
Resources Mentioned:
From the publication known as High Times, there take on mental health and cannabis for
anxiety and depression.
From CNBC, CVS is planning on opening HealthHubs as their transition
from retail to a health provider continues.
Jasmin Pierre's app The Safe Place is designed for
African-Americans to take the stigma out of talking about and
seeking help for mental health conditions. There are tools, tips,
and topics that center around taking care of your health and your
piece of mind in these challenging times. App is currently found on
Android and iOS devices. There is also a
video by NAMI (National Alliance
on Mental Illness) with Jasmin talking about her journey to
creating the app.
Healthy Psych's page on Identifying Cognitive
Distortions. On that site there is a worksheet that can help
you map out how you got lost.
Good Therapy has a listing of 20 Cognitive Distortions and How
They Affect Your Life
For those that prefer a visual presentation, there in
an infographic that makes some
of the concepts more visual. You should also check out the
PsychCentral post on 10 Proven Methods for Fixing
Cognitive Distortion with a Law and Order-ish inspired
worksheet.
David D. Burns, M.D. is a medical doctor and author of the book
The Feel Good Workbook which
claims to help those folks with anxiety and depression conditions.
I'm posting it as an option, not an endorsement. I haven't read the
workbook. A lot of the psych folks like it.
Doctor Burns has a the Feel Good website with a lot of
resources, like a podcast and Facebook live videos.
Disclaimer:
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do not constitute endorsements.
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questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health
disorder.
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purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a
substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical
advice, diagnosis, or treatment.