Part II: Fixing Your Cognitive Distortions Podcast
In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health Pastor Brad looks at eight different ways to “fix” your cognitive distortions (which were covered in Part
Month: septiembre 2017
Part II: Fixing Your Cognitive Distortions
In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health Pastor Brad looks at eight different ways to “fix” your cognitive distortions (which were covered in Part
Beware of Only Venting
By my nature, I am not a positive, grateful type person. I come from a long line of rather easily irritated, sarcastic and snarky bunch
Permission
Have you ever given yourself permission to sit and read a book? How about permission to skip mowing the lawn until tomorrow night? Will the world come to an end if we don’t get it done? We need rest to be the best we can be.
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Permission
Doesn’t that seem like a strange thing to say; give yourself permission? When we were children, we had to ask our parents for permission to
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Freedom From the Thoughts of Shame
The other day I answered the phone and was greeted with, “This is a phone call like you have never heard before. My name is
15 Cognitive Distortions
The topic of cognitive distortions is for everyone. Pastor Brad identifies 15 common cogitative distortions. These distortions are widespread. These distortions are not necessarily connected to mental illness or mental disorders, but certainly, these distortions can easily exasperate a mental illness or mental disorder.
“8 Things You Can Do When Someone You Love Has Bipolar Disorder” by Rick Quall
Bipolar disease is difficult for caregivers, too. What can you do to help someone who has bipolar disease?
Bipolar & Creating Mini Habits For Positive Change
It only makes sense that our brains have default settings. Those are the settings that our brains default to when we are stressed or things we can do with little to no thought. For example, my default setting for when to eat is when I’m sad, happy, tired, stressed, or when I’m awake! This eating default setting has been a well-worn patterned default in my brain for many years. Unfortunately, unlike being able to go into your computer default settings, make a change and click “save,” we cannot do that with our brains. Instead, if we want to make changes to our default settings, we must make them bit by bit, by starting a mini habit that we can do without one ounce of motivation on our part; a simple thing that can be done by sheer self-willpower.
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