Richard O'Connor
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“I realize now that no simple, single-factor theory of depression will ever work. Depression is partly in our genes, partly in our childhood experience, partly in our way of thinking, partly in our brains, partly in our ways of handling emotions. It affects our whole being.”
― Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
― Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
“If you are treated like dirt long enough, you begin to fell like dirt”
― Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
― Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
“Get up with the alarm, shower, get dressed, and have breakfast. Without much effort, you’ve already put yourself in a good position for the rest of the day. If you have to struggle to get out of bed and decide every single day about showering and breakfast and what to wear, you’ve put yourself in a depleted state before the day has really started. The person who’s taking care of herself without thinking about it, getting to work on time without procrastinating, has much more will power left in reserve when important decisions come up. This is why people with high self-control consistently report less stress in their lives; they use their will power to take care of business semiautomatically, so they have fewer crises and calamities. When there is a real crisis, they have plenty of discipline left in reserve.”
― Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
― Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior
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