Comments on: Distancing Oneself from Negative Emotions Decreases Depressive Symptoms

By: Rugger

Rugger — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:19:36 +0000

this is true but you can’t avoid negative emotions.

By: Katy S

Katy S — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:46:38 +0000

Growing up in a home that was ripe with mental health issues, I was always so subdues and lonely but never really knew whya until I distanced myself from my immediate familiy after hs graduation and went to college five hundred miles away. It was the best move I have ever personally made and honestly I have never looked back. I love my family, I do, but they drag me down, and I do not want to live that way. When I get with them, aaarrrggghhh! I become just like they are, so negative and listless. But once I have that distance again I can feel like me again. I feel for them and wnat them to get help, but I can’t stay embroiled in their own personal madness.

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:40:04 +0000

I’ve seen this work for people time and time again and its important to develop this when you’re NOT feeling depressed: List 3 activities that you enjoy doing. List 3 positive self affirmations and repeat 7 times when feeling depressed. List 3 people who you can call that will listen. List 3 places you can go (like a park)to, List 3 songs you love to listen to.

That way, you have some active, practical tools to use that will hopefully lift the depression, if even for a moment.

By: dwayne

dwayne — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:11:30 +0000

don’t know why but negative emotions never seem to let me go..negative emotions are a result of being in the midst of negative things, be it people or situations..and if the others decide to be mean and unfair that is bound to evoke negative emotions in those that are at the receiving end.. its not like someone wants to HAVE these negative emotions.. the cause-the negative people- is what is to be fixed.

By: pete wallace

pete wallace — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:07:22 +0000

I have been depressed for a few times in my life, and one of the things that I tend to do when I get like that is to focus only on the things in my life that I wish that I could change but come to feel like I have no control over.
I think that it is mainly that feeling of thinking that I have little control over my life and the things that are happening to me have been the very things that get me into a depression so deep that I don’t ever know that I can get past again.
But I am somehow always able to do it, with the encouragement of frineds and a very good therapist! However, it is not easy when you are feeling this way to think rationally, to conclude that you are simply going to put a wedge between you and all of those horrid thoughts that you are feeling. It is far more difficult to do than just that.

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:20:25 +0000

My observation is that I am drawn towards negative emotions usually due to the presence of something that reminds me of a negative incident, like just a last week I was feeling uncomfortably low after having spotted the local newspaper’s old copy about my brother’s death a few years ago.mom should throw that out, it hurts all of us.

By: LAUREN

LAUREN — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:49:07 +0000

I’ve involved myself in some things to a degree that it causes me serious amounts of stress and maybe even depression.

And in that state it is far easier to look at things negative as opposed to looking at things when you’re not really into it or connected to it.

While distancing myself from things to avoid this depression may not always be possible, i shall try and practice taking my mind off things at times to try and overcome the depression that some thing tend to bring along.

By: MadelinE

MadelinE — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:39:57 +0000

Some people do have it easy when it comes to distancing themselves from negative thoughts. I have always struggled to get away from negative thoughts like forever. The negative thoughts in turn bring about negative emotions. Even when it concerns a small negative incident, the thoughts linger in my mind for many days and I find it hard to just get them out of me.

Is there any technique or something I could practice to develop the skill of distancing myself from such thoughts?Any suggestions?

By: adrian k m

adrian k m — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:55:09 +0000

Depression often seems like a pit to me..u steer clear of it n distance urself u wil be fine but once u fall in its really difficult to get out of it..!

By: lawson t

lawson t — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:05:54 +0000

I suppose that the art of self-distancing is a technique that one would have to be taught and given ways to practice that and put it into effect in real life.

Most of us are not going to easily know how to do this as we are continuously immersed in ourselves and anxious to be all about “me”.

This technique looks to give you a real. usable way to not be so immersed but to rather have a more objective point of view about the feelings that you are having.

By: Anabelle warren

Anabelle warren — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:09:13 +0000

Now how am I suposed to separate myself from all of my negative emotions that I am feeling when I am depressed?