Posted by Kath on July 8, 2008, at 18:22:19
In reply to Re: whoa-- my vestibular system reads 'wonky' » Kath, posted by llurpsienoodle on July 8, 2008, at 17:39:49
> HA! I quit my old job, so now I'm only working 3-4 days a week. YAY! for me!!!
****** WELL!!!!!!!! So does that mean we get you for more time than we had expected? Please say yes. :-)
> Things like "I like my job" and getting to work and having a good feeling. or "I'm going to get a frappucino, and h brings me a frappucino" lol OF COURSE they're all about myself! To the extent that I am a better person for mankind, the frappucino was a wise decision on the part of h.
****LOL. I guess I was wondering if I did affirmations about my son, if I could alter the course of history!!!!! LOL I guess I could say, "I am totally at peace & worryfree despite anything that happens in _'s life".
> I do some CBT journalling when I feel really worried/anxious/angry/depressed.
> I put my emotion in the left column, the intensity in the middle (I have a scale that is from 50 to 100. if it's not above a 50, I don't give a crap about the pain of journalling. Then I write down all my thoughts at that moment "I am a dumba*s, I am stupid, I hate my life, I am a big pimple, I shouldn't make so many errors, people hate me" etc. Then I apply little CBT labels to the thoughts to signify to my rational mind how distorted my thoughts are ("fortune telling" "catastrophizing" etc.)
******Now that's interesting. I don't know the 'labels'....it might help me to know them! I do a 2-columned page:left side: Facts
right side: Emotions; triggered stuff - usually discovered by asking "when have I felt like this before?"
I like the designating a number idea & the labelling. I guess I should bite the bullet & actually GET (at least from the library) that book that people talk about - the CBT one except I can't remember the name. Or was it DBT? hmm.
> Kath, you are much missed- hope you've been having fun!*****That feels nice - the much missed part. I guess I always view myself as someone who blabs alot & who people wouldn't miss if I wasn't here. Thanks LL.
I guess I COULD have been having fun if I didn't have a mind! I'll type a separate thread about my life. Maybe I'll even get around to it right now!
luv, Kath
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