tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post5720461620196803835..comments2024-03-14T03:16:23.482-05:00Comments on Everyone Needs Therapy: Blurting it outtherapydochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-23236142264115089892008-02-02T17:55:00.000-06:002008-02-02T17:55:00.000-06:00Thanks for the recommendation. I'll be on the loo...Thanks for the recommendation. I'll be on the look-out for it at the library. You're awfully mature for a teenager, btw.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-63234517477812148042008-02-02T06:03:00.000-06:002008-02-02T06:03:00.000-06:00'Alice said that at that moment she heard me in he...'Alice said that at that moment she heard me in her head telling her that her depression was related to being passive and that she had to stand up to people and tell them what she was thinking. '<BR/><BR/>Something I've been thinking about recently is people taking charge for of their own lives, their own emotions, their own actions, and realising that although they sometimes cannot change the situation (and it is okay to admit that they cannot, even if it is scary), that they can change their response (not reaction! that sounds more violent) to the situation... and that by learning how to adapt their response, they can make small steps to take control of how they feel. It's easier saying than doing (aren't most things?), but it was quite a revelation for me, to actually see this.<BR/><BR/>My friend showed me a book called 'Being Happy' (corny, yes...) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Being-Happy-Handbook-Confidence-Security/dp/9810006640/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201953679&sr=8-1 which I've yet to order but which had some good bits in about taking control. You know, things like stopping throwing the idea of 'blame' around and actually think about what can be done to change the situation, communicating this with the other people, and working together to hopefully some kind of compromise rather than shifting blame... that kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you've heard of this book already, but if not, I'd say you might like it. Not sure whether the tone would be best for kids, but I'm a teenager and didn't take offence from it.Katy Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154992643553326520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-30793852115287665562007-01-01T09:26:00.000-06:002007-01-01T09:26:00.000-06:00We can easily forget why we ever got into this fie...We can easily forget why we ever got into this field in the first place. Sometimes that's for the best. Not always!therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-32394098150879912672007-01-01T08:09:00.000-06:002007-01-01T08:09:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing the story. I always loved heari...Thanks for sharing the story. I always loved hearing about the positive changes in my clients' lives, especially when I knew I had some small part in the change occurring. It reminded me of why I chose to go into that line of work, and it felt very rewarding.<br /><br />-RYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-83730309639946994872006-12-13T16:26:00.000-06:002006-12-13T16:26:00.000-06:00Linda,
Great story. Love it when someone hears our...Linda,<br />Great story. Love it when someone hears our voice in their heads and it helps! Great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27072566.post-48259313728377271052006-12-13T09:48:00.000-06:002006-12-13T09:48:00.000-06:00Dear Doc,
this blog comment has nothing to d...Dear Doc,<br /> this blog comment has nothing to do with your current blog except that it is worth noting that depression is linked to not being assertive....anyway yesterday I had two mail deliveries-the last at 7:00pm. I didn't really think too much about this as it is the Season to get alot of mail...I answered the door right away(I love mail) and I discovered that the Postlady had delivered to the wrong person on the wrong block. I ran after her and yelled--hey Postlady you are the wrong block---you are one block east of where you need to be...She then responded with ...OH! NO!I have to pick up a blocks worth of mail! So you see delivering mail can be complicated...you have to be on the right block. Read all of your current blogs including Margo's link...Great stuff.bjurstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075698121876121820noreply@blogger.com