Did Better Today

Used the app this morning and it helped get my day to a good start.  I didn't have any serious mood issues even though I had to go into work.  There were challenges at work because things didn't go as smoothly as I would have liked, but I handled them pretty well.  I believe reviewing My Experiences helps set me on the proper footing and helps be deal with stuff that's the fodder for distorted thoughts.  Today's challenges were the kind that can lead to Overgeneralizations and All or Nothing thinking.  I think there may have even been some Should statements lurking, but the thing is nothing set me off on a serious mood swing.  I have to work tomorrow too, but I'll make sure I make some time for me in the morning as well as make the time for the app.

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Did Not Make the Time for Mood Sentry Today

Work was busy from the get-go this morning, and I just didn't make the time to use Mood Sentry today.  This is a rarity for me, primarily because I created the app to help myself.  I did pretty well in any event and I believe that is partly due to the frequency with which I use Mood Sentry.  I use it often enough that if I miss a day I'm still OK in regards to managing my thoughts.  I have to work tomorrow (Saturday), because I'm getting into one of those hectic periods in my work life, so I'll try to make use of the Prioritization scheme.  That tool often helps when confronted with a multitude of tasks and feeling overwhelmed.  We'll see.

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Had a Better Day Today

I made the time to review Mood Sentry early in the morning today.  Not the first thing in the morning, but early.  I found the time between a couple of tasks to go to my car and use the app.  What I did was review My Experiences, keeping my day in mind, then I reviewed a couple of Cost Benefit analyses (I don't have that many) and a couple of observations.  That helped even my keel I believe helped me through a fairly challenging day.  Sometimes I get so busy in the morning that I put off using the app.  The reminders help to prompt me to take action, but for some reason there are still those days that I put off using it.  I'm glad I made the time this morning.

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Spent Some Time Reviewing Essays

I have a bunch of essays I've recorded over the past couple of years.  I've deleted some, I've rewritten some, I've left some unfinished or in a draft state.  Still, I like the take the time every now and then and just read a bunch of them.  I'll often find things related to my current challenges.  This week it's a lot of forecasting.  One of the advantages of having all this data on my phone is the access I have to my thought records where ever I go.  It helps to review what I've written to myself.  I must have review a half dozen entries or so that relate to my current challenges, most of them essays but a few were observations.  It made me feel a little better and I think helped me better prepare for tomorrow.  If you've been building up a library, take the time to reflect back on what you've written for yourself.  See what it does for you.

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A Day Full of Forecasting

I just had this day that seemed full of forecasting.  I had multiple interactions pending that I needed to address but for each I was forecasting confrontations, quagmires, or getting myself into something that I couldn't get myself out of.  NONE of these came true.  In fact, things either worked out well or were neutral.  I have entries related to this phenomenon but I neglected to review them earlier today.  Maybe it would have helped me deal with these thoughts/feelings, maybe not.  I did make the time to review these entries this evening which is now helping reduce my stress a bit.  One trick I've documented in my app for myself and something that I made use of today is that when something is bothering me, facing into it quickly is better than procrastinating and letting it fester.  I did that on a couple of things that were bothering me and I felt better when I did, until I remembered the next item I had to deal with and the forecasts started again.  I'll keep working it.  I don't need to be perfect.  I'll catch what I can and mitigate what I can.  That's good enough for now.

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Super Bowl Stuff

The Super Bowl is just a game.  I know that, and figure you do too.  However, I found myself feeling really bad during the game and tracked it down to some should statements.  Before the game, I was talking to my dad and stated that I thought Denver was going to win.  If you saw the game, you know I was way off on that prediction.  I tracked the thought down to something like I shouldn't have said Denver would win or I should have known that Denver wouldn't win.  I captured this in an Event record after the game.  I challenged both thoughts.  Why shouldn't I have said that?  It's what I thought at the time.  Why should I have known differently?  I haven't been following football that closely this year, I didn't follow the sports commentary regarding the game, and I didn't read the sports columns either.  I see should statements here, but also a tinge of perfectionism.  This detracted from the game for me, but challenging these thoughts with counter thoughts has helped me feel a bit better.  I'll work on this entry a bit and see how it develops.

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Had an OK Day

I didn't use Mood Sentry until this evening today, and looking back on my day I probably could have used it earlier.  I had one of those days in which it feels difficult to get motivated yet I get things done anyway.  I'm not sure that makes sense to anyone but me.  It wasn't that I procrastinated the day away, because I completed some important things, it's just that I feel that I procrastinated more than I should have.  Hmmm.  There's a should statement.  Part of my lethargy was just a need to relax after stressing out this past week due to the issues with the website, MoodSentry.com.  Now that the issue has been resolved, I guess I just needed some time to relax.  Rather than thinking I should have procrastinated less, perhaps it would have been better had I planned a little more free time in my day. Why beat myself up for taking it easy after a rough week?  I'll think about that and reflect back on my week and accomplishments today.

If you'd like to contribute one of your experiences, reminders, any tool entry or just your thoughts to possibly help others make better use of Mood Sentry, please consider e-mailing the item (or your thoughts) to 4theblog@moodappsllc.com. I'll protect your privacy and keep the source anonymous.

If your therapist would like to contact me with questions or suggestions, have him/her contact me at info@moodappsllc.com.