Episode Summary
Yesterday I talked about Martin Seligman’s explanation of the ABC’s of learned helplessness – Adversity, Beliefs & Consequences. Well today I experienced that cycle as it drove me back into a deep depressed state. In this episode, that very nearly did not get recorded, I explain what happened.
Episode Show Notes
00:59 – In yesterday’s episode I summarised the ABC explanation from Martin Seligman’s book Learned Optimism.
01:54 – Today I have become a textbook example of how the Adversity-Belief-Consequence cycle can drive you into depression.
02:55 – I share how my thoughts evolved after encountering an “Adversity”.
04:20 – Those thoughts triggered a range of emotions that can be summarised by the phrase “feel like shit”.
04:44 – The consequences of those feelings are not pretty. I essentially wrote of an entire day because of them.
06:16 – It feels like I have gone right back to the start of this journey again. I’m asking “What’s the point?”
07:10 – It feels like I have given up – I am now the poster boy for learned helplessness.
07:16 – How I expect the next few days to unfold.
