Don’t Let Depression Ruin Your Marriage
Nobody likes a bad marriage and most people don’t go into marriage planning and hoping that they or/and their spouse will suffer together for 5, 10, or 15 years. If nobody likes bad marriages why then are there so many divorces? One of the biggest reasons for bad marriages is one of the couples suffers from depression. Depression doesn’t directly cause marital friction and divorce but it sets the pain end the process of divorce in motion. In this article I will present 3 ways that depression can cause marital strife, and what to do about it.
3 Faulty Thoughts That Cause Depression And Ruin Marriages
Hamlet had it right when he said, “for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” This so perfectly and sadly describes the life of a person suffering from depression; their thinking makes life dark and bad. The suffering, though, doesn’t end with them. If you are married to such a person then you might also begin to suffer from stress and loneliness
The good news is that Dr. Aaron Beck developed a therapy called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in which he identifies 9 common cognitive distortions that causes depression.
I this article I present 3 of them and how to help your spouse (or any loved one) change their thinking and to help them creep out their depression.
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3 Ways To Destroy Depression And Build Your Marriage
Depression and marriage don’t mix. Even great marriages can fall apart when one of the couple suffers from depression. In the beginning the “non-suffering” spouse will try to help the suffering spouse but sometimes it eventually becomes too much for them and they lose their patience to help their suffering spouse.
It is important, then, to recognize some of the common thought patterns of depressed people in order to be compassionate with them and to be able to help them break these thoughts and return to normal life.
Read on to learn 3 destructive thoughts that were identified by Dr. Aaron Beck.
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4 Ways To Stop Depression From Ruining Your Marriage
Depression can ruin even a good marriage. No matter how good your marriage is and how much you love and care for each other if one of the spouses suffer from depression then, unfortunately there is a good chance that the relationship will change for the worse. The loneliness and pressure that the non-suffer experiences can slowly wear them down and, eventually, spoil the relationship.
In this article I will show you 4 ways to help overcome depression.
How To Budget
Playback Of Interview With Samina Jafary
The other day I interviewed Samina Jafary of www.simple-tips-on-budgeting.com and we discussed “household budgeting”.
The main points we touched upon were:
* How to indentify the 4 money personalities.
* What is the biggest obstacle of making a budget and how to get around it.
* What to do when your income is smaller than your expenses.
* The benefits of using credit cards INSTEAD of cash!
* What is the proper mindset to have when making a budget.
* How to speak to your child’s teacher
If you don’t have extra money (is there anyone who has extra money?) then I recommend to listen to the recording of that phone call.
You will find it very practical, informative, and useful.
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Resources:
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