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Mental Health Support

Ziggysmom

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4. Many years ago I had a good friend working on his Psychology Doctorate.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Dec 8, 2021, 06:43 PM

Dec 2021

He helped me combat negative and intrusive thoughts I would have. He had a small, bright red stop sign he'd hold up if I got negative or on a tangent. We worked on visualizing that stop sign and I still see it in my mind if I get on a negative thought too long. My therapy with him was over 30 years ago and it still helps me 😊

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Maybe another DUer can use this as well [View all] irisblue Dec 2021 OP

yup.. and because action feeds the mind, try to DO three positive things, however small. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #1

I do the Buddhist way, gab13by13 Dec 2021 #2

I started, can't remember the source, of trying to clear my mind for just 10 seconds. empedocles Dec 2021 #3

Many years ago I had a good friend working on his Psychology Doctorate. Ziggysmom Dec 2021 #4