Oh my gosh! I think I may have just stumbled upon the jackpot. Someone on this site mentioned something that set off a major lightbulb in my head - "Cognitive Distortions". I looked it up on the internet and found a website that is really informative. It is www.mybipolarmood.net/cbt/htm For anyone who is wondering or has ever wondered why their loved one or themelves for that matter act the way they do there are some answers here. Apparantly there are 10 ways that the bipolar person distorts reality in their thinking. There are many websites that deal with this concept, but I just had to let everyone know. I think this is big - it is for me anyway. Through therapy they are taught ways to gradually change their way of thinking so that their thinking and reasoning become more rational and normal. Meds and therapy together would be the way, I'm sure. Post edited by: jlh1956, at: 11/01/2007 16:47 |
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