Episode Summary
I’ve finally got round to doing the Learned Optimism questionnaire in Martin Seligman’s book. Here’s what I found.
Episode Show Notes
00:05 – I finally got round to completing the questionnaire in the book that identifies whether I am an optimist or a pessimist.
00:58 – I am average!
01:36 – Our explanatory style (how we describe the things that happen to us and what we attribute as the causes) will dictate whether we go into learned helplessness (and depression).
02:10 – The two old schools of through regarding the causes of depression.
02:36 – a new school of thought believes negative thinking might actually be the cause of depression and not just a symptom of it.
03:27 – This rings true for me from my experience too.
