Tag Archives: Recovering the Self
Shout over the thought
Ernest Dempsey’s marathon through From Depression to Contentment is well into thoroughly researched CBT tools. This time, he covers one that is guaranteed to work, as long as you guarantee to use it. You can read it here, and while … Continue reading
A magic tool for hammering harmful habits
This time of the year, I am always intrigued by the Christmas carol that bans L from the alphabet. You know, they croon, “No L, No L, No L, No L…” Crass discrimination if you ask me. Fortunately, the most … Continue reading
Finding an inner monster
How do you find the hidden “core beliefs” that can poison your life? Ernest Dempsey’s marathon through From Depression to Contentment has reached the standard CBT tool of the “downward arrow technique.” Read the post and try it out for … Continue reading
The Cancer of Planet Earth
My friend, Ernest Dempsey, has presented the next exciting episode from my book on depression, or more exactly, on how you can get rid of it. This is about the environmental anxiety that is so distressing to millions, particularly to … Continue reading
The consumer myth
Ernest Dempsey is continuing his magnificent marathon through my book, From Depression to Contentment. He has reached a critical part: the reason for the hell so many people find themselves in. Merely by rejecting the consumer myth, and its derivative, … Continue reading
The mirage of happiness
One of the most important lessons I learned as a psychology student concerns happiness. It is not something you can get, but a byproduct of what you do. And each person has a habitual state of gloom or joy or … Continue reading
Population pressure and an insane society
Depression and other forms of suffering have complex, multiple causation. In our world, population pressure is very much one of the causal factors. You can read what I write about it at Recovering the Self.
Bobbing Around 