Flashback Friday - When Distraction Is A Good Thing

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about how distraction can be used to turn your attention away from your current suffering and refocus you away from the pain. He shares examples of. how this is working in his own life.

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[jennifermiranda]

Thank you Douglas. I lost my mum to cancer in March, taking it day by day. I hope you are feeling better.

[fawnpower]

Thank you, Douglas, for these heartening videos about fighting against depression. I'm grateful for your candor and honesty and for sharing so openly about your own health.
Having been hospitalized several times for bipolar disorder and depression, I am heartened to find others who have similar struggles but have learned how to function daily in spite of it.
The puns are a fun bonus.
Thank you for your commitment to your depression and recovery channel.

[paul]

What do you do when life screws you up? My depression is born totally out of interaction or lack of interaction with people. Only people mess you up. Your parents mess you up and they were influenced by their parents before them. And so the cycle continues from generation to generation. Which brings me to the last line of the poem by Philip Larkin, " This be the verse" " Get out as early as you can and don't have any kids yourself". I went to see my therapist yesterday who reminded me of a saying originating from California "If you're not in therapy there's something wrong with you".

[ruquimsg]

Felt great hearing you laugh at 3:47, be well. Love from Brazil, you're helping people all over the world.

[josejimenaz]

my quote of the day life is reckoning keep going no matter wat

[nensi]

...❤...dear Douglas, i hope and pray you Are ok, good and well🌹🙏🏻❤️...God bless you... love, prayers, and regards from nensi voj...🌹🙏🏻❤️

[amyjackson]

How do you deal with the loss of your daughter who refuses to have you in her life anymore this put me in a really deep depression and I cry every day and night cause I miss her

[MarianaFerreiragatoslindos]

What to do if one can’t leave the bed?😢how to distract myself