I am already feeling more in control after a few days of starting CBT again. I was trying to find excuses for not doing CBT but the fact is that its advantages surpass its disadvantages.
I do not know if I qualify for a bipolar disorder, but the reality is that I experience some of its symptoms. I have been learning to work with this also and even added new manic cognitive distortions to the thought records worksheet which explain the way I feel sometimes. Other work I do is to limit overstimulation to deal with agitation and excess energy.
My pdoc do not valorize so much the manic symptoms and only gave me Seroquel to help with sleep.
Last week I had a consultation with my previous therapist just to talk about my feelings. These talks are good for alleviating the anxiety, and from time to time I intend consulting the therapist (with no agenda).
Thank you for your uplifting and motivating words. They came very hand because I was having second seconds whether doing CBT activities or not.
CBT as some disadvantages also. They sometimes could become sort of neutralizing activities to deal with distressing thoughs and feelings (and became a ritual or compulsion similar to obssessive compulsive disorder).
I think that most of us like to think that we will get through our depression and be happy forever. But it is more mature and realistic to recognize this belief as a fallacy, and instead focus on accepting the wide range of emotional experiences that life provides and as you said, managing our symptoms.
I tend to think that everyone (not just people with depression) is prone to cognitive distortions from time to time, and to grow as human beings we all need to continually challenge our beliefs and reflect on our assumptions. It can be hard and it requires a commitment of time, but I think by integrating CBT into our lives, we are setting ourselves up to be better people.
It is unfortunate that you have experienced a set back, I know how demoralizing that can be. However it is reassuring that you have a plan to turn to, and a set of tools to prevent things from getting worse. It seems like you have put a lot of thought and effort into creating a proactive and personalized strategy for coping with setbacks.
I have really benefitted from reading your posts on this forum. Through your own self discovery you have been able to help a lot of other people. That is pretty amazing and I think you deserve to be recognized and congratulated for your contribution!
Thank you for your feedback. At first I do not feel very well with this situation because it requires some work to control my mental heaçth problems. But I hope it is good for me.
Thank you for sharing this with us. This sounds like an important realization for you. I also sounds like you have all the skills and knowledge required to continue to have control of this. How are you feeling about everything?
I really wanted to believe that depression (and anxiety) could be cured but it seems that this is a mirage. I am finally accepting the fact that it will better for me to manage its symptoms instead of hoping for a cure which doesn't exist.
Anyway, 2 months ago I quit medicine (with indications of my pdoc) because I felt good, but since then I have been experiencing sleep problems. My anxiety increased a big deal and depression visited me again. I tried with my daily yoga practice to control these issues but with little success. I had to visit my pdoc again and now I am on medication to help with my sleep. I revisited my CBT maintenance plan for relapse prevention and I resume its activities (which are only a few fortunately).
I think I will have to rely on my pdoc and some CBT activities to manage my symptoms. It is not perfect but it works!
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