tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12962504278575694.post5108308531130872879..comments2008-11-10T02:56:43.471-08:00Comments on Em's Knitting and Things: On a more serious note....Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01082106703087376507noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12962504278575694.post-89372579524534133152008-09-26T03:06:00.000-07:002008-09-26T03:06:00.000-07:00Hi just popped over from Ravelry and the lesser kn...Hi just popped over from Ravelry and the lesser known skeins group. Your kids are beautiful. I have a sister-in-law who suffers from depression and she would say that things like writing about you feelings here or in a journal of some sort definately helps. Knitting is also a great therapy.<BR/>Good luck with quitting.<BR/>Amanda.xKnittingmummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617776919126200132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12962504278575694.post-57622329057420205692008-09-25T20:23:00.000-07:002008-09-25T20:23:00.000-07:00There's a whole new science now on studying the ps...There's a whole new science now on studying the psychology of happiness (as opposed to traditional psychology which is all about what's wrong with us). According to what I've been reading (and what I've experienced, since I've struggled with depression most of my life), the three most effective treatments for depression are the new drugs, cognitive therapy, and meditation or a combination of any or all. Cognitive therapy, if the person actively engages in it instead of waiting for the counselor to do it to them, can as effective as drugs, and unlike drugs, the effect continues after therapy leaves off so long as the person is willing to continue. Some folks benefit from a "kick-start" from drugs, and the cognitive therapy helps them change their thoughts and eventually get off of the drugs. Meditation teaches a person how not to constantly ruminate, which helps curb anxiety which is fed by rumination.<BR/><BR/>A few books on positive psychology that might interest you:<BR/>The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt<BR/>The How of Happiness by Sonja LyubomirskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12962504278575694.post-89787999529053721002008-09-25T13:42:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:42:00.000-07:00Quitting smoking was one of the best things I ever...Quitting smoking was one of the best things I ever did for me. (I smoked for 16 yrs) I tried many times before it finally took, before I could put them down and not look back. It's worth the effort. Good luck without it.<BR/><BR/>(another lesser known skein from ravelry)Iron Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848627330939129750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12962504278575694.post-89237372807386778652008-09-23T06:30:00.000-07:002008-09-23T06:30:00.000-07:00Thank you so much. That means alot.Thank you so much. That means alot.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082106703087376507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12962504278575694.post-5294205685568178682008-09-23T02:33:00.000-07:002008-09-23T02:33:00.000-07:00Your children are beautiful. My thoughts are with ...Your children are beautiful. <BR/>My thoughts are with you.Lupiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554734769919565821noreply@blogger.com