Switching your thoughts

Whilst drawing with a patient last week, I asked for her response to the terms:

Anger

What’s the use of being miserable? Am I being frivolous? Just plod on and take what comes… get a bit uptight but not angry. If you get a bit uptight, it affects other people, you get snappy with them.

Bargaining

Switching your thoughts to suit other people, to get what you want.

Depression

I don’t get depressed, I get cross. Its hindering me and my nerves do this when things tidderling me. I get fed up but I’m not depressive. When you get fed up you get cross, when you get depressed you get miserable. All that’s making me cross is being stuck in here. Can’t be doing nothing.


Anon
March 2010