The Waiting Room

Example journal entries of The Field Guide for Depression to inspire and guide your writing experience

Identifying for yourself what you would like to see different in your life, and even knowing why can help establish a shared goal for you and your therapist to build toward.

You're looking to get started with The Anti-Anxiety Notebook. Now what? We worked with one of our clinical advisors—Dr. Diana Hu—to share a few tips on how to get started and some practices to get the most out of the journaling experience.

We have brains that like to jump to conclusions. This “shortcut” often happens under stress. While this is done for our survival, it can create an unhelpful cascade of thinking and bodily responses. With CBT, time slows down. Images still, words mute while associations are questioned. With CBT, you are in control.

Though many of us may live without a formal PTSD diagnosis, we experience trauma. Trauma includes an emotionally intense experience that alters how we interact with the world. Even more, accepting the presence of trauma and putting words to the experience can be difficult. Written Exposure Therapy may be of help.

How might anxiety interact with racism? There is such a thing as layered support: multiple pillars to lean on. This can serve as a buffer to manage intense feelings.

You've purchased The Field Guide for Depression. Now what? We worked with one of our clinical advisors—Dr. Brandon Tong—to share a few tips on how to approach managing depression with this field guide and its five tools.

For those experiencing depression or depression-like symptoms, ACT and DBT are proven & effective treatments that are used by countless therapists globally. For those experiencing deeply intense emotions, anxiety, or chronic pain, these treatments can be a sustainable & transformative experience.

We’ve included two more examples and Dr. Diana Hu’s commentary to help you get more out of your journaling experience