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Has anyone done MoodGym?

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Jux · 22/11/2010 11:38

Well, that's it really. Just wondering as my gp has suggested it as he says nhs counselling would realistically be 1yr to 18m before I got seen.

(Have to go out v soon, but will be back.)

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GetDownYouWillFall · 22/11/2010 12:38

Yes I've done it, although embarrassed to say I never actually completed it all the way through Blush

I think it is good as a starting point. It does help you to recognise unhelpful thinking patterns / thought errors, that you may not even have realised were errors before.

It gets you to think about scenarios that have been triggers for dips in mood recently and to analyse how your thoughts in response to what happened, affected your mood.

It is quite eye-opening, and CBT has been shown to be very effective,

However, I think internet based CBT is limited. It is good for mild depression / anxiety I think, but as in all these things, you get out what you put in i.e. if you only put in minimal information, you don't get much helpful information out. However, if you really work hard at it and think about your answers a lot, it can really help.

Unfortunately with depression it can make you very apathetic / low in motivation / low in energy, and I suspect their MoodGym completion rates are very low for this reason.

By all means give it a go, but I wouldn't give up your place on the waiting list for CBT with a face to face person, just yet.

Jux · 22/11/2010 17:19

Thanks. GP did a quick 10 question thing in the surgery and thought rather than depression I was suffering from high anxiety; I don't think I'm depressed (I have a few real things to be miserable about though) but I can see that I may well be quite anxious, though I think the problems are not so easily defined - are they ever?

I don't lack motivation but do lack energy and stamina, so who knows whether I'll get through it either!

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GetDownYouWillFall · 22/11/2010 21:28

It's surprising but anxiety and depression are actually very closely linked neurologically.

DanceInTheDark · 22/11/2010 21:33

It took me ages to get round to it and i don't think i finished it because it made me feel so damn STUPID. I know negative thoughts breed negative behaviours which breed negate thoughts.

PhishFoodAddiction · 22/11/2010 21:56

I tried it and it was helpful at the time..eg when I was looking at the screen, reading the info...but it didn't seem to stick with me at all, I kind of forgot what I learned really quickly.

It's always worth a try though to see if it suits you.

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