Flashback Friday - How To Respond to Self-Harm Thoughts

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In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about how you can respond if you are assailed by unwanted and intrusive thoughts of self-harm. He offers three coping strategies: 1) mindfulness meditation--just observing the thoughts without pushing them away; 2) thought substitution--say Cancel! Cancel! and substitute a positive thought; and 3) using the power of distraction. You can learn about them in detail by watching the video.
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@luguy8347 Жыл бұрын

You are a wonder, your wisdom helps so many, including me.

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@alexhartland2469 Жыл бұрын

Hi Douglas, I must say you are an inspirational human being. You are someone who has been able to turn the worst of human experience into sweetness. God bless and keep you always. In a world that is falling apart you are doing so well

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

I’m glad my videos have been helpful

@karissad7382 Жыл бұрын

"Cancel, Cancel" For any negative thought works wonders💓 My favorite tip of all time from you~~~~~>💓°•○☆💕 Edit: You are not your thoughts Edit-Edit: Just one of the best personalities/souls you have, Douglas

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@PMW442 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, Douglas. I actually ordered 2 copies of a book you recommended on OCD (Brain Lock) from another video. One for myself and another friend that has OCD.

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. I hope you found the books helpful.

@hueso5071 Жыл бұрын

Great advice. Thank you.

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@arvindize Жыл бұрын

Very true and inspirational.🙏🏽

@D.Martyr Жыл бұрын

Thanks I love you

@LadyDeath6666 Жыл бұрын

Very good advice, but my thoughts are dark all the time, and have been since I was very young. Even as an adult I still punish myself as I hate myself, have no support and no amount of therapy has helped. And as bad as it is, sometimes the only way to get the intense emotional pain out that you cannot express, is to punish yourself, to turn it into physical pain.

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your struggles. Have you ever tried seeing a therapist or counselor to get some support in letting go of those dark thoughts?

@LadyDeath6666 Жыл бұрын

@@DouglasBloch yes like I said I’ve seen plenty of them, my latest was for EMDR but the therapist wasn’t comfortable doing EMDR on me for my years of trauma due to my heart arrhythmia.

@alexhartland2469 Жыл бұрын

I am someone who is nearly 90% over depressive anxiety

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@star_7776 Жыл бұрын

Hi Douglas, what do you think about Michael Singer ("The untethered soul" author) approach to living and mindfulness. I think is interesting, it would be cool watching videos of you commenting about authors.

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

I have heard many good things about it. I’m sure it’s very worthwhile

@mzliberty7647 Жыл бұрын

just bcuz u have a thought, doesnt mean it is true. just bcuz someone says something, doesnt mean its true .....

@onlinetruth9979 Жыл бұрын

Someone ending their life through a process where they go through treatment first should be seen as acceptable

@DouglasBloch Жыл бұрын

If a person seeks all possible treatments and perseveres, their symptoms should clear up at some point. It is a matter of holding on.

@onlinetruth9979 Жыл бұрын

@@DouglasBloch so then do you agree that there should be a system where they can have assisted dying as an option if they go through those treatments first? Many people have ended their lives in brutal and secretive ways because they were not incentivized to go through treatment in the first place. Allowing the right to die after all treatment would incentivize these people towards treatment.