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Re: Anxiety, Depression, Technology, and Me

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Post by raintrees » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 6:30 PM UTC

dawson wrote: post #49

raintrees wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it is different for every person, as usual. I am a self-described atheist, and yet I have found much enjoyment in something as simple as The Tao of Poo by Benjamin Hoff. Seemed silly, at first, but I found myself listening to it (book on tape from the library at first) over and over again. Now I own a copy and the hard bound book. I usually get little lessons each time i relisten. The lessons for me right now…

I'm trying to find somewhere online where I can buy a downloadable audio book version of "The Tao of Poo", don't suppose you know of somewhere? Google isn't coming-up with much.

I was fortunate enough to get them as a gift from family. The Santa Cruz Public Library System (California, USA) has a copy, and they are part of a network of libraries that cross-loan to other library systems. Are you a member of a local library and do they participate?

Search used: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=benjamin+hoff+the+t...

Online results: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Tao-of-Pooh/Benjamin-Hoff/p... http://www.amazon.com/Pooh-Philosophers-John-Tyerman-William...

Hope that helps.

Re: Anxiety, Depression, Technology, and Me

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Post by dkarl » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 6:37 PM UTC

maxawaytoolong wrote: post #17

jawngee wrote: post #2

Great article. I suffer from PTSD, GAD and mild depression. Having been involved in a fairly violent street gang in high school, I had seen a lot of violence and just plain f*cked up stuff. People getting shot in front of me, a lot of situations that forced me to confront my own mortality, etc. It really didn't hit me until about 10 years ago. I was getting off the F train at 23rd street and had an overwhelming feeli…

I developed most of the symptoms of GAD last summer after having a panic attack where I ended up in the hospital. It was weird because I'm in my early 30s and have never had any anxiety symptoms before. I guess I was probably mildly depressed, but no prior history of panic attacks or other GAD symptoms. I believe the panic attack was brought on because I got food poisoning during a time period with a lot of uncertain…

"I am interested in CBT. How do you go about getting into it? Just ask my primary care physician?"

I wouldn't recommend it. Doctors have a wide range of attitudes towards therapists. A friend of mine who is a GP is scared to enter therapy because he's scared that other doctors in his area might find out and lose respect for him. So, evidently, your doctor might help you locate a therapist or might just decide you're a loser, or both. Or he might try to steer you toward a particular form of therapy that you don't want.

There are online services that list therapists in your area. I think (don't recall exactly) this is the one I used:

http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/

The profiles include therapists' training, preferred approaches, and pictures. Highly analytical people should really make sure they get a therapist with a PhD. Therapists without PhDs tend to be more empathy-based, less analytical, and more likely to ignore the content of what you're saying. A PhD will at least listen to your complicated ramblings, try to understand them, and glean information about you and your problems from them. She will be able to understand your questions and complaints. That doesn't mean she'll buy into your own framing of your problems and engage with you using your own terminology, but she will recognize that what she's hearing is important to understanding your inner world. A PhD is also more likely to be smart enough to provide a critical perspective on your beliefs and to explain and defend her own ideas.

Re: Anxiety, Depression, Technology, and Me

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Post by dawson » Thu, Mar 26, 2009, 9:55 PM UTC

raintrees wrote: post #51

dawson wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm trying to find somewhere online where I can buy a downloadable audio book version of "The Tao of Poo", don't suppose you know of somewhere? Google isn't coming-up with much.

I was fortunate enough to get them as a gift from family. The Santa Cruz Public Library System (California, USA) has a copy, and they are part of a network of libraries that cross-loan to other library systems. Are you a member of a local library and do they participate? Search used: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=benjamin+hoff+the+t... Online results: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Tao-of-Pooh/Benjamin-Hoff/…

Thank you!