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Post by Rory on Jul 24, 2010 8:34:31 GMT -5
Over the last two days I've got rid of several files of records of my psychological treatment which was CBT. These date from a series of sessions in 2007 and another in early 2009 when I was depressed. I've not been depressed since and keeping the records was not helping me so they have gone. I've kept a few notes on how to avoid becoming depressed again which I think is all I need.
Now they have gone I wonder if I have done the right thing.
I notice that with both the psychological notes and the money books I did not see either as being stuff that was in my way or that I was hoarding. I had the space to keep it and yet I did not need it so why keep it to fill up space on my bookcase?
I've also noticed that having got rid of the obvious junk lots of less obvious stuff is coming to light.
Thanks everyone Rory
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2010 9:43:47 GMT -5
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Post by messymimi on Jul 24, 2010 10:08:37 GMT -5
Dear Rory,
You probably only need to keep records of treatment you are currently undergoing. Anything further back, just keep a notebook of "treated for X with Y medication/therapy/whatever treatment from (date) to (date)". A list like that will be enough of a medical history in an emergency, along with a list of any medications you are currently taking, and for what.
Those records are best gone, so as not to be a constant reminder.
It is also not surprising that the longer you live with less, the less you will find that you need. Almost like simplicity feeds upon itself.
messymimi
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Post by usedtobeneat on Jul 25, 2010 21:12:59 GMT -5
I think you did the right thing. It's like letting go of the old depression. Like you said to yourself "I'm cured of this now, so I don't need to keep this any longer"
I had a huge workbook about panic disorder that I used back when I was in the midst of it. I kept it for years because I thought that if I ever started having panic attacks again, I would need it. Eventually I realized that I had read it so many times that I knew everything in the book, so I threw it away. It was almost like closing a chapter of my life when I did it. Closing the chapter where I was panicking all day and phobic as h*ll. Telling myself that I don't need that anymore because I no longer have panic attacks and if I do have one, I can handle it and it doesn't scare me any longer.
I think it was very healthy that you threw it away. Maybe you are also starting to see other things that can go because you have subconsciously let go of the old depression.
Mary
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