Why am i useless

You can join online. Thanks for reminding me that uselessness is just a meaningless concept, I needed that. And I love the idea of role-playing as a friend asking for help with defining his uselessness.

I appreciate information on the resources and supervision I can access online, so good to know there are options! Thanks for listening today! You can reach Dr. Burns at david feelinggood. Rhonda Barovsky practices in Walnut Creek, California, and can be reached at rbarovsky aol. If you like our jingle music and would like to support the composer Brett Van Donsel, you may download it here.

This is the most important, and least understood, topic in the behavioral sciences. Nearly all therapeutic failure results from the failure to address resistance. Therapists do not understand what causes resistance or how treat it effectively. This workshop will be live-streamed and in person in Palo Alto, CA so you can join from anywhere in the world! There will be many expert online helpers to assist you with the small-group exercises.

But what techniques should I select for my patient who feels depressed, anxious, or angry? As you know, in my book, Feeling Good, I listed the ten most common cognitive distortions, like All-or-Nothing Thinking, Should Statements, Emotional Reasoning, and more, and you probably use that list all the time in your clinical work. But do you know which techniques work the best for each distortion? Come to this workshop and find out! Great contributions of Rhonda.

Loved the roleplay about the definition of a useless person. Your podcasts do affect my personal life, little by little. I am trying to stop offering unwanted help to people around. I find myself using the five secrets. Again, little by little. I am positive in everything, but things are not working for me.

It's just never worked since my childhood. One person, I know said, that I am totally unlucky human being, because everything in this world is against me. She said that people like me was born like that. I didn't actually believe till now. May be she is right. I've been through many things: abuse, being parent-less, being homeless and hungry, got cancer, survided all of that, but may be I didn't realize that could be the reason for that.

May be it's just my normal state of life? May be I was born to be looser? And nothing I can do about it. Looks like that. Sorry, for being depressive. Can't think positively about that. I hear your pain and feelings of worthlessness. However, can I encourage you by saying that it is not whether you have succeeded in completing anything.

It is that you have given things a good go. That you can be proud of I admire you for that. One day you will find something that you might truly succeed in If you like writing, why not write some more postings here to share about your experiences, what you've learnt, what drives you to take on these activities. Others here would find this good reading and be well worth you doing this for yourself as well as for others.

As you get responses to your writings, you might build up enough courage and strength to have a go at writing again, or do something else that emerges for you. I admire you for giving life a go. I am also one who loves to try his hand at lots of things.

I cant think of anything that I perfected, but I have really enjoyed the experiences, the journey, if not the final outcome. And even at my age, 60 , I will still take on new things to learn and do. Life is a continual journey of learning and experiencing. Sign up below for regular emails filled with information, advice and support for you or your loved ones.

You are currently: Home Get support Online forums. Online forums Before you can post or reply in these forums, please complete your profile Complete your profile. Forum membership is open to anyone residing in Australia. Cancel The title field is required! Hi Margo, welcome You did a fine job describing your feelings, well done. It isnt easy. You are not alone. For what to do in an emergency see above. Your doctor can help you by creating a mental health treatment plan, if necessary.

Medicare rebates are available for sessions with mental health professionals. Your doctor can also prescribe medicines for depression or anxiety, if appropriate. It can be hard to take the first step of reaching out to your doctor — here are some tips for talking to your doctor about mental health.

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