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MoodGYM

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juniperdewdrop · 03/01/2005 00:44

I read about this in Health magazine so logged on to see what it is? It's interesting, sort of CBT online. Plus it's free and they don't give out your info. You need a password and log in name (made up one).

I just finished the first module but you can go back to it.

moodGYM

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juniperdewdrop · 03/01/2005 01:10

I think there can be different reasons for depression though can't there?

This article in healthy is really good. Wish I could put it on somehow but can't?

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FeastofStevenmom · 03/01/2005 01:06

well can't see that learning a bit of positive thinkings going to do anyone any harm

CBT is meant to be more effective than ads in terms of preventing relapses. got a big paperback book on depression - the noonday demon sitting on the bookshelf -maybe if I open it i will learn a bit more about genetic etc causes of depression. spose i see a tendency as depression as being mainly biological, but people's upbringing/life circumstances would have a lot of influence too.

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juniperdewdrop · 03/01/2005 00:59

nope sally but we can but hope

Anyway it'd be boring if we weren't bonkers wouldn't it??

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juniperdewdrop · 03/01/2005 00:55

for anyone reading that's feastofsteven's article, mine is in the nov/dec issue of healthy.

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lavenderr · 03/01/2005 00:54

am downloading it now and am really pleased about this as do get depressed at times

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juniperdewdrop · 03/01/2005 00:52

article

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juniperdewdrop · 03/01/2005 00:51

It certainly makes you think! I don't have depression but get stressed out, but it's good for that too. Have had depression though so this may help prevent it returning?

Mind you I was reading about depression today in the same mag (which is Healthy btw, got it wrong) and apparently it can be genetic? something to do with having more nerve cells on your thalmus, the part of the brain that controld emotion. Would make a lot of sense to me tbh.

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FeastofStevenmom · 03/01/2005 00:46

i've posted on this one before - it's very good, and I must have another stab at it

there was a research article on this - I think in BMJ indicating that it was pretty effective for helping treat depression