SighX99
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something happened that made me decide that I should share this info with everyone on here. It's very helpful in all aspect of life.
I learned something in my abnormal psych class the other day, completely blew my mind. if i had learn about this stuff earlier i wouldnt be as depressed as i would be today. it's called Robert Ellis' ABCDs. hear me out.
A: Activating event
B: The belief or significance or meaning you give to the event
C: The consequential emotion you get as a result of B
D: What I do or the actions I perform from C
these are only examples, not toward anyone.
example 1 (bad)
A: I feel lonely
B: I will be lonely forever
C: Sadness, anger, grief
D: I wont make contact or try to make friends since i'm always lonely why try??
example 2 (good, which is the way you should think)
A: I feel lonely
B: feeling lonely is only temporary, it'll make me a better person in the long run. besides, most people are alone when they do stuff anyway.
C: hopefulness, appreciation, content
D: since loneliness is only temporary, I should try and go out and meet people. of course this wont work out 100% of the time, but I should keep trying. If I keep trying, I'll be better at it.
thoughts?? there are many many ways this can be incorporate into everyday life/thoughts. I can give out more example if you want. but its very straight forward. positive thinking is the key.
I learned something in my abnormal psych class the other day, completely blew my mind. if i had learn about this stuff earlier i wouldnt be as depressed as i would be today. it's called Robert Ellis' ABCDs. hear me out.
A: Activating event
B: The belief or significance or meaning you give to the event
C: The consequential emotion you get as a result of B
D: What I do or the actions I perform from C
these are only examples, not toward anyone.
example 1 (bad)
A: I feel lonely
B: I will be lonely forever
C: Sadness, anger, grief
D: I wont make contact or try to make friends since i'm always lonely why try??
example 2 (good, which is the way you should think)
A: I feel lonely
B: feeling lonely is only temporary, it'll make me a better person in the long run. besides, most people are alone when they do stuff anyway.
C: hopefulness, appreciation, content
D: since loneliness is only temporary, I should try and go out and meet people. of course this wont work out 100% of the time, but I should keep trying. If I keep trying, I'll be better at it.
thoughts?? there are many many ways this can be incorporate into everyday life/thoughts. I can give out more example if you want. but its very straight forward. positive thinking is the key.
