Posted by sowhysosad on September 22, 2009, at 14:56:59
In reply to Re: What do you do when you lose all hope, posted by sam K on September 22, 2009, at 11:44:14
> When this happens, I "shut down". I just treat myself like a computer and shut myself down. I stop thinking and put off thinking for a while.
> Its so hard to explain, but its a coping mechinism Ive picked up over the years.
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> Like when Im at my breaking point, I just shut down. If a computer was about to exlpode itd just shut off, but we just keep going.
> Lol, I dont think anyone will understand this haha.No, that actually makes a lot of sense!
The "Psychology of Mind" approach is based around that technique.
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