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Mental Health Support

multigraincracker

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4. This helped me. From a site about CBT techniques.

Reply to FirstLight (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 06:23 AM

Jan 20

Sit down and write 5 thinks that are going well and things that you did that gave you joy.

At first it was hard to come up with them. Then they just started to poor out and I ran out of paper.
Felt much better.

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Did you ever have a trauma dream that was like wtaf? [View all] FirstLight Jan 20 OP

Yep. Had to fact check my dream when I woke up. multigraincracker Jan 20 #1

Collective consciousness thing FirstLight Jan 20 #2

This helped me. From a site about CBT techniques. multigraincracker Jan 20 #4

Have you ever read Many Lives Many Masters? SheltieLover Jan 20 #3

I had a psychiatrist a long time ago. multigraincracker Jan 20 #5

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That's cool. 2naSalit Jan 20 #13

I always keep an open mind. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #14

Same thing here... 2naSalit Jan 20 #15

Yes the entire planet is in a turmoil right now. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #16

Wow, spot on in so many levels... FirstLight Jan 20 #10

Yes a great deal to unpack. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #12

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