Have you ever wondered why depressed people find withdrawing from the world their best path? (If you’ve been depressed yourself you might also wonder why you do it yourself when you know you shouldn’t)
Here’s an article that deserves your attention. It’s a great little summary of all the reasons someone with depression does not go out and see the friends and family who might be able to cheer them up.
https://www.blurtitout.org/2018/02/08/depression-why-we-push-people-away/
As someone who gets depressed from time to time and experiences an overwhelming urge to crawl
The big problem, as we all know, is that crawling in that hole will only make you feel worse.
The cognitive
https://beckinstitute.org/behavioral-activation-tip/
(Remember Aaron Beck – father of CBT. I saw him speak at a conference in December. At 93 he still has a very impressive mind!)
I get regular email newsletters from the Beck Institute pointing me to interesting articles on their website and elsewhere. If you are interested you can sign up on their website to receive these https://beckinstitute.org/contact-us/subscribe-to-cognitive-therapy-today/ or, of course, follow them on Facebook.
Jan is Sydney GP, private psychological medicine practitioner in Sydney’s inner west and a GP educator for Black Dog Institute.
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