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REESTABLISHING COMMAND AND
CONTROL
Either you control your mind or it controls you. If your
mind controls you, if it continually bombards you with chaotic
racing thoughts you don't want to think, if negative thoughts
dominate your mind, then it's time to reestablish command and
control. You need to take command of your mind, and
control the thoughts you find there.
If you are trapped in a serious mood disorder
or deep depression, you may need medication to reestablish
command and control so other types of therapy are effective.
If you have a milder mood disorder, you may be able to
reestablish command and control without using medication.
Cognitive therapy alone may be effective in breaking the back of
negative and depressing thoughts that thunder in your mind.
When depression pays a visit, it isn't a
polite guest. It goes around shouting negative and
depressing thoughts. And as if that isn't bad enough, it
won't go away without a fight. This uninvited guest hangs
around criticizing everything you say and do.
The only way to silence the inner critic
and boot him out is to reestablish command and control, and that
is going to be a dogfight. The inner critic has a decisive
advantage because it's inside your head and holds the high
ground in the battle of the mind.
When you are depressed, you don't feel
like a dogfight. You feel more like crawling into a hole
and pulling the ground over you. Nevertheless, if you
don't become proactive and take the battle to the enemy, you
will be defeated before you get started.
THE BATTLE AGAINST DEPRESSION IS
FOUGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF FOCUS
The battle against depression is fought on the battlefield of
focus. As long as you let depression do all the talking
and control your mental focus, the battle is lost. It's
impossible to win the battle against depression unless you go on
the offensive and control the focus of your mind.
Controlling your mental focus isn't that
difficult. The hard part is controlling it consistently
and persistently. You can easily win the battle of focus
for five seconds, or even for five minutes, but doing it for
long periods is easier said than done. The reason is
simple. The inner critic relentlessly lurks in the
background, and the instant you let your guard down, it
resumes its negative soliloquy. It never gets tired and
never goes away, and if you listen to what it is saying, it will
wear you down and defeat you.
THE POWER OF POSITIVE FOCUS
If you are going to win the battle against depression you must
discover the power of positive focus and use every tool at your
disposal to develop a positive focus in your mind.
The Law of Positive Focus states, "A
persistently positive focus creates a consistently positive
mind."
As long as depression controls your mental
focus, the manacles of misery will shackle you into the electric
chair of depression. The moment you assume command, and
control your mental focus, the battle against depression shifts
in your favor. The manacles of misery fall off, the
electric chair of depression no longer holds you captive, and
you start your pilgrimage out of the Land of Depression.
Memorize the Law of Positive Focus and
drive its powerful positive message deep into your mind.
A persistently positive focus creates a
consistently positive mind.
How many times do you need to repeat this
law? You must repeat it until your mind starts repeating
it back to you. Make it into an automatic thought that
pops effortlessly into your mind dozens of times each day.
Let this law reign supreme. Depression has controlled your
mental focus far too long. So go ahead, take command, and
use a persistently positive focus to create a consistently
positive mind.
A positive mind isn't an accident.
It's something you do on purpose and is the product of positive
mental focus. This is one of the biggest challenges you
face in the treatment of depression. You must learn how to
create and maintain a persistently positive focus.
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