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A Problem Shared is …

 
A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved
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Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic effects…


15 Styles of Distorted Thinking

Mar02

15 Styles of Distorted Thinking

1. Filtering: You take the negative details and magnify them, while filtering out all positive aspects of a situation. A single detail may be picked out, and the whole event becomes colored by this detail. When you pull negative things out of context, isolated from all the good experiences around you, you make them larger and more awful than they really are.
2. Polarized Thinking: The hallmark of this distortion is an insistence on dichotomous choices. Things are black or white, good or bad. You tend to perceive everything at the extremes, with very little room for a middle ground. The greatest danger in polarized thinking is its impact…

Helping Others Helps…

Helping others helps alcoholics stay on the road to recovery
ScienceDaily (2011-01-28) — Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, new research…