overwhelmed during the holidays | a mental health check-in + holiday Q&A

[@eltrym]

Hi, I wanted to tell you that it's not what's happening in your life that is causing you to feel depressed but what you're telling yourself about that what's happening. Your emotions are directly caused by your thoughts. I recommend reading Albert Ellis or any REBT based psychology. Michael R. Edelstein has a good book called Three Minute Therapy. He also has a KZbin Channel of the same name I think.

[@apriljillian]

I really appreciate the recommendation!! Totally agree that our emotions are directly caused by our thoughts. In this video I mentioned how therapy helped me understand why I felt depressed. A huge part of that process was articulating the narrative I'm telling myself, so I can be mindful if I'm catastrophizing. I'll definitely look into that book!