Everyday Mindfulness

I too have depression and the last couple of years have been particularly bad ones. What I found though, without a doubt, that the experience of doing a sitting meditation, or bodyscan for that matter to be of great use in combatting rumination which is the one thing that perpetuates depression. I f...

Sorry to have been out of touch for so long. I went through an horrific withdrawal (although I reinstated almost straight away) and its taken until now to arrive at a feeling or stability, such is the power of these drugs. What im doing now is a very slow, careful taper (the sort that most medics wo...

Dear Polly. thankyou so much for that reply[quote=" . Intentionality eventually becomes reality if you persevere. [/quote] I really liked that thought because in the midst of all this the temptation is to leave it all aside as you don't notice any benefits. So you go through the motions anyway ...

Thanks too mick for that post. Its of great use to me too at the moment. I 'm so glad youre on the forum as you really understand this aspect of it and youre prepared to use your time and effort in this way. I also feel that, having got into mindfulness, even though it all seems a very different exp...

Hi Michael. Nice to speak to you. theres not a lot of positive news to report at the moment but I will keep you informed about what happens. Im actually right I the thick of it right now. you must know that state of almost feeling in a different world and negative thoughts bombarding you from all si...

Thanks ever so much Mick for your reply. Ive read your bio on the forum and its good to know how you have managed to move to the place you are now. Ill put all of your advice into practice in the coming days if its at all possible. At the moment its just getting through the next hour thats the chall...

Many thanks Mick for your reply, you seem to be the person on the forum who has great experience to fall back on and give wise advice. Im sure that all you say is true. Im panicking a bit at the moment as I know how bad depression can get and your post has made me try gently to pick up on the wisdom...

I think that this topic is a bit irrelevant for mindfulness really. ive found another forum called surviving anti-depressants that is more useful in this case. But I still see that the practice of mindfulness is a winner in the long run. Just that I need to deal with the pressing problem of facing d...

I first got in touch a few months ago having the ambition to use mindfulness to replace the psyche meds I have been on for too long. I eventually found what appeared to be a good time a few months ago. I had previously found that using lots of meditation to counter the rumination of depression drast...

I think that mindfulness and cbt at the same time is unwise, unless you have unlimited time and energy to devote. I happened to find myself put on the 2 courses at the same time and it was pointed out to me that it wasn't a good idea. So I went for mindfulness and found it far better for the sort of...