The thing that I struggle with the most at this point in my recovery....is a negative core belief. However, it's been reinforced by my physician and therapist. And that is, that I have to accept my depression and "will always be this way". I don't think that means I have to accept everything that comes along with it nor that I can't improve. But it is hard to accept that I will always have to be in medications and struggle with depression - that takes a great deal of energy! Daily.
We will now discuss strategies to help you meet your goals
for developing healthier core beliefs.
Defining core beliefs: One of the big problems with deep
sadness and depression is that everything seems like a big cloudy dark mess.
And because everything seems so tangled, all problems seem impossible to solve.
Seeing your problems this way can lead to bigger problems such as hopelessness.
Looking at one core belief at a time is essential to slowly untangling the
problems.
Many individuals describe themselves as being a “loser” But
what does that mean exactly? In order to change it, we must define it. Here are
a few ways to look at it:No
friends? Not
being able to make friends? No
job? No
money? Ugly? Stupid? Now by breaking down the idea of “being a loser”, it gives
us a definition that is concrete and that we can challenge. Before doing that,
you should replace the negative core belief with a positive one. For this
example, we will use successful. (Don’t forget to define this idea also as we
will use it again later.)
Please define a core belief you want to work on. Need any
help?
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