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YOU BEAT DEPRESSION THOUGHT BY THOUGHT
You beat depression thought by
thought; that’s the only way to deal with cognitive distortions
– one thought a time. A cognitive distortion is a twisted
thought that leads to a distorted emotion. As each twisted
thought makes its appearance, you deal with it. Every time the
voice of depression pummels you with another twisted thought,
you expose it to the light of day and reject it.
As you
learn how to deal with your cognitive distortions, be careful
that you don’t get into an argument with your mind, because it’s
impossible to win the argument. Arguing is the formula for
frustration and exhaustion. If you start arguing, it will suck
the energy from your mental veins, and you will psychologically
wither. The reason is simple. When you argue with the negative
internal critic, you have the wrong focus. You are focusing on
negative things, and so they expand further into your mind.
There is a
difference between arguing with the voice of depression and
exposing its twisted message to the light of day. You don’t
ever need to argue with your mind, but you do need to look at
the message and see if it’s the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. No argument is necessary to do that.
Just expose your dark depressing thoughts to the light, and it
will be immediately obvious just how twisted those thoughts
are. So don’t argue. Let the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth set you free.
The second
part of escaping from the tyranny of your cognitive distortions
is to switch your mind to a positive focus. In the twentieth
century a cigarette company attempted to manipulate people into
smoking their brand of cigarettes with a clever jingle that
said, “I would rather fight than switch”. When you are dealing
with cognitive distortions, it’s time to turn the jingle around
so it says, “I would rather switch than fight.” That’s exactly
what you need to do when depression starts shouting in your
mind. Rather than fight, it’s time to switch your focus in a
positive direction. Chapter thirteen will show you how to
radically shift your focus to the most powerful force in the
universe, God’s love.
That’s how
you reject your cognitive distortions. You defeat them thought
by thought by first exposing them to the light of day, and then
you switch your focus in a positive direction.
Remember,
if you want to have a mind free from depression, nobody can stop
you.
RENEW YOUR MIND
The Bible says, “Be transformed
by the renewing of your mind.” The Bible recognizes that your
mind is the door through which you enter the world of positive
change. You renew your life by renewing your mind. To win the
battle against depression you need a mind transplant; you need a
whole new way of thinking so you can get a completely new way of
feeling.
What you
put into your mind is extremely important because it changes who
you are. What others put in is equally important because it
changes who you are as well.
The Law
of Positive Direction states, “The wheel of change always
turns in the direction of what you put into your mind.” When
you put positive things into your mind, the wheel of change
turns in a positive direction, and it’s not long before it
carries you out of the Land of Depression.
God gave
you a mind, and He expects you to put good things into it. One
of the most important jobs you do each day is to fill your mind
with positive things.
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