Is it okay to feel indifferent to self-destructive thoughts and behaviour?!


Question: Is it okay to feel indifferent to self-destructive thoughts and behaviour?
My life is pretty good. I have a loving family and friends, a nice house and I do pretty well at uni. There's really nothing all that bad about my situation.
I have however been diagnosed with minor depression, and am receiving CBT for it from my GP.
The thing is; every time I get into a car, I think about crashing it. I see myself driving into trees, or colliding with other cars. These thoughts also happen with other things, like walking in front of cars etc.
I'm kind of comfortable with these thoughts though, because I don't want to die, and I don't think I would ever attempt suicide.
Similarly, I self harm, and while often it's because I feel really overwhelmed or upset, sometimes I just have the urge to do it for no real reason, and I don't really feel bad about it afterwards.

I'm a bit confused about my complacency towards these self-destructive thoughts and behaviour. Is it okay to feel comfortable with these thoughts?

I just feel like if I'm okay with feeling this way, I shouldn't really be wasting my doctor's time with treatment. Maybe I'm just creating problems for myself?

Feel free to rip into me about how stupid this is. I probably need it.
Thanks.

Answers:

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You are on the right track towards managing your depression with CBT, but you may want to see a counselor that is qualified to help you. They are better trained than your GP and can over more tools and skills. Self harm is a very destructive habit and there are better, healthier ways to deal with depression, here are some tips (http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/dep… You are very lucky to have a good support group behind you. Getting treatment is never a waste of time so you should definitely keep doing CBT. If you need some ideas on healthier ways to deal with your emotions than self harming, here are some tips (http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/del… There are also stories by other young people about getting past self harming (http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/con… Hopefully you start feeling better through CBT.
Best Wishes,
Mitch @ ReachOut



Sorry, I'm not going to yell at you for how stupid it is. I will say that although CBT stands for cognitive behavioral therapy, it also stands for a very disturbing sexual practice. So perhaps you should be more clear before you attract every pervert ever spawned. ;-)

Assuming that CBT stands for cognitive behavioral therapy and GP stands for general practitioner, are you really sure that he/she is qualified? If you are self-harming, and have self destructive thoughts, you may want to have a couple of sessions with a psychologist to discover the cause of these symptoms. Good luck.




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