It strikes again. I recognize the signs. I turn off my alarm and continue to lie awake in bed for hours. And take a shower? That's so, so hard to do. Because I have trouble getting out of bed. Normally, a shower is my first treat of the day. It cleanses, fortifies and equips me to handle any challenge that comes my way. What has hit me? Seasonal affective disorder. This is a form of depression...
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What are cognitive distortions? They’re faulty, irrational thinking patterns, which can cause you to make incorrect conclusions about reality. The concept of cognitive distortion comes from the work of Albert Ellis, David Burns and Aaron Beck. This isn’t an original theory but based on many complex theories of mind and therapy. Basically, the theory states that you are what you think; that what...
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