Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

I recently tried the techniques in Feeling Great, but wanted to ask you for your opinion on a couple of negative thoughts I'm particularly stuck with. My issue is that I'm normally not attacking myself, but life in general. I keep on telling myself things like, life is just one crisis after another. Life is for the lucky ones. Really good things just don't want to happen.

I recently tried the techniques in Feeling Great, but wanted to ask you for your opinion on a couple of negative thoughts I'm particularly stuck with. My issue is that I'm normally not attacking myself, but life in general. I keep on telling myself things like, life is just one crisis after another. Life is for the lucky ones. Really good things just don't want to happen.

Life is so much suffering and so little joy. And the depression itself makes these statements all the more convincing. Triggering events can be rainy holidays, romantic rejections, grant interview rejections, etc. So I think it would be helpful if in a podcast you could give more examples on resolving negative thoughts attacking life or the world rather than oneself.

Life is so much suffering and so little joy. And the depression itself makes these statements all the more convincing. Triggering events can be rainy holidays, romantic rejections, grant interview rejections, etc. So I think it would be helpful if in a podcast you could give more examples on resolving negative thoughts attacking life or the world rather than oneself.

I also have a lot more questions for the podcast if you're interested. Thank you for reading this, and thank you so much again for all your work. With very best wishes, Harold.

I also have a lot more questions for the podcast if you're interested. Thank you for reading this, and thank you so much again for all your work. With very best wishes, Harold.

I have no thoughts. No, go ahead, Matt.

I have no thoughts. No, go ahead, Matt.

what grade did you give it ronda you matter matt and your grade matters i would give that an a absolute 100 i wonder if you could add a little more stroking oh that's a great idea and then it could have been a class but i was i was just like melting with warmth and compassion and

what grade did you give it ronda you matter matt and your grade matters i would give that an a absolute 100 i wonder if you could add a little more stroking oh that's a great idea and then it could have been a class but i was i was just like melting with warmth and compassion and

Yeah. I mean, I don't want to sound snarky. I just want to say that I've been up since 430 because I'm having people over dinner and I jumped up.

Yeah. I mean, I don't want to sound snarky. I just want to say that I've been up since 430 because I'm having people over dinner and I jumped up.

Yeah. So maybe I'm not thinking correctly because I'm sleep deprived. But we start – but there are some people who sincerely are worried about the world events or politics and has nothing to do with hidden emotion or dating or anything else. But they're just basically interested in the world and worried.

Yeah. So maybe I'm not thinking correctly because I'm sleep deprived. But we start – but there are some people who sincerely are worried about the world events or politics and has nothing to do with hidden emotion or dating or anything else. But they're just basically interested in the world and worried.

But maybe those people aren't having negative thoughts and turning the negative thoughts against themselves. Is that what you're saying?

But maybe those people aren't having negative thoughts and turning the negative thoughts against themselves. Is that what you're saying?

Yeah, and getting to a place of acceptance, maybe.

Yeah, and getting to a place of acceptance, maybe.

I mean, issuing an invitation to see what they want to work on.

I mean, issuing an invitation to see what they want to work on.