Dummies Guide For Mental Health...

I struggled for years with anxiety and depression, I took numerous medications over those years, had counselling, CBT etc. None of it worked! The medications had absolutely zero effects, I can barely even remember counselling and I was not open to what I was told during CBT. As far as I was concerned my condition was a complicated chemical imbalance and nothing could be done about it other than having an easier life...

I spent a lot time reading, theorising and experimenting with my own treatments to try to overcome my mental health problems and eventually it worked like a lot of things the answer was surprisingly simple and one that I dismissed.

The thing that helped me was learning to stay present in my mind (yes it can be exhausting), catching my negative thoughts, feelings, beliefs and behaviours then changing my thoughts to something more healthy but at the same time believable. The way you see things is at the root of anxiety and depression I believe. Affirmations and telling yourself nice lies do not work if they have no meaning or aren't relevant. You cannot fight negative feelings and beliefs if they are not present as your mind will not register the new information it will fly out of the window as soon as you are in the situation that makes you low so you have to face it when it is there.. difficult, takes practise.