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Posted by Racer on May 30, 2004, at 12:25:39
Does anyone here use a mood chart of any kind regularly? Did you make it yourself, or is it a readily available chart I can get my paws on easily?
I'm hoping to find a mood chart I can start keeping, because I am so upset so easily, and I'd like to be able to chart it for pdoc and the new therapist once I start up with her. And, of course, for me, so that I can at least feel as if I'm doing *something*, however little it might be.
Thanks.
Posted by partlycloudy on May 30, 2004, at 12:38:54
In reply to Survey and request for assistance -- mood charts, posted by Racer on May 30, 2004, at 12:25:39
I write stuff down in my day planner as a general guide - "anxious", "good day" (very rare), "meltdown", then if I remember, I expand on it when I write my morning pages. (from "The Artist's Way" ) Although I do it as a catharsis, it does document my progress very well.
I would use a form if I could find one, but all the CBT stuff I've found in the "Feeling Good" book makes me feel like a school project instead of a hurting person. So I wing it and just write it down.
I had a particularly long rant from me last week on Social (Friends aint a tv show) that came directly from those morning pages.
Posted by Emme on May 30, 2004, at 13:14:58
In reply to Survey and request for assistance -- mood charts, posted by Racer on May 30, 2004, at 12:25:39
I use an ordinary calendar, the kind with a box for each day. I get sent enough free ones from various charities! It's not much space, but I can jot down meds & doses, whether I worked out, moods/symptoms, menstrual cycle, if I'm out of town, any other relevant details. It helps for me to see it in calendar layout.
Posted by SLS on May 30, 2004, at 14:02:37
In reply to Survey and request for assistance -- mood charts, posted by Racer on May 30, 2004, at 12:25:39
I don't remember where I found these. The documents are in PDF format, so you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print them.
BEAM prospective:
http://sl.schofield3.home.att.net/medicine/mood_chart_beam.pdf
NIMH prospective:http://sl.schofield3.home.att.net/medicine/mood_chart_nimh_p.pdf
NIMH retrospective:http://sl.schofield3.home.att.net/medicine/mood_chart_nimh_r.pdf
Adobe Acrobat Reader:http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
- Scott
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 1, 2004, at 1:58:43
In reply to Survey and request for assistance -- mood charts, posted by Racer on May 30, 2004, at 12:25:39
> Does anyone here use a mood chart of any kind regularly?
Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Social-Babble. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040525/msgs/352615.html
Thanks,
Bob
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