The quality of your thoughts will determine the quality of your life. Unfortunately, when you are deep into depression, you probably don’t even realize how much 1) your thoughts are 1 000 % crappy, and 2) how much it affects your mood, relationships, finances… your whole life! Fortunately, and contrary to what most people think, you can change your thoughts,…
Affirmations are not about repeating endlessly “I’m happy, I’m happy” like a dumbass, and expecting to be suddenly happy and not depressed anymore. But they do work, especially if you are dealing with a lot of negative thinking and self-loathing. They work, that is if you identify the right affirmations for your specific problems, if you do them right with…
When you are trying to reach a goal, quit a bad habit, or change any unwanted behavior, setbacks and relapses are part of the process. But being too hard on yourself, overly self-critical, or beating yourself up makes things worse. It’s a common misperception that feeling bad about relapsing is a way of holding yourself accountable and will help you…
There are two very common mindsets that will leave you powerless in the face of life’s challenges and depression and stop you from ever creating change in your life. I’m talking about the victim mindset and the martyr mindset. I say ‘creating change’ because a lot of people, I am (still from time to time) one of them, allow external…
Do you have trouble finding things to be grateful for when life is hard? Sometimes things can be so hard for us, or we get so caught up in our “problems”, that we don’t see how blessed we are, or we “forget” all the amazing opportunities we have to feel gratitude every day. Sometimes, especially in western countries, we focus…
