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ZaphodSenior Contributor
Dunno if anyone's still awake on here. Can't sleep. Negative thoughts keep putting me down. Keep getting stuck in a rut. Not making any progress on anything. Does anyone have any strategies for combatting negative thoughts? Ive tried cbt. Maybe i should just get them on paper and burn them
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MDTSenior Contributor
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ZaphodSenior Contributor
Hey @MDT. Thanks mate. Never tried the disassociation thing. Sounds worth a try though.
So ill start just identifying feeling first. Is it like a mental excercise?
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ZaphodSenior Contributor
Lol. Judge Judy......
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ZaphodSenior Contributor
How have you been anyway @MDT?
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ZaphodSenior Contributor
Witness statement? Hope it all goes alright. Night mate.
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