BeaArthur wrote:
The circular theory of depression states that these types of thinking patterns perpetuate depression, so it doesn't matter which came first, it just keeps going on forever.
This is how I experienced it. I don't really know which came first, but when I was severely depressed my negative feelings and unhealthy thinking patterns fed into each other. I couldn't change my feelings, but I could change my thoughts. Which is, as you say, cognitive behavioral therapy in a nutshell. Once the unhealthy thinking was out of the way the emotional pain lessened.
22 Mar 2021, 8:26 pm
