Summary of Dr. Julie Smith's Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

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#1 Low mood is something that everyone experiences. It is not fixed, and it does not define who you are, but it is a sensation you experience. The more you practice using these tools, the more skilled you become at using them.

#2 When it comes to changing your mood, the ingredients that go in will determine what comes out. Your brain is constantly working to make sense of what is going on, but it only has a certain number of clues to work from. It takes information from your body, your senses, and your actions and thoughts to make a guess about what is happening and how to respond to it.

#3 When we are down, we want to hide away and avoid any activities that might make us feel better. But too much isolation makes us feel even worse. The loop also occurs with our physical state. When we are low on energy, the chance of exercising goes down, along with our mood.

#4 All the different aspects of our experience are impacting each other to create our experience. We don’t experience our thoughts, bodily sensations, emotions, and actions separately. We experience them together as one.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669368731

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Insights on Dr. Julie Smith's Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Low mood is something that everyone experiences. It is not fixed, and it does not define who you are, but it is a sensation you experience. The more you practice using these tools, the more skilled you become at using them.

#2

When it comes to changing your mood, the ingredients that go in will determine what comes out. Your brain is constantly working to make sense of what is going on, but it only has a certain number of clues to work from. It takes information from your body, your senses, and your actions and thoughts to make a guess about what is happening and how to respond to it.

#3

When we are down, we want to hide away and avoid any activities that might make us feel better. But too much isolation makes us feel even worse. The loop also occurs with our physical state. When we are low on energy, the chance of exercising goes down, along with our mood.

#4

All the different aspects of our experience are impacting each other to create our experience. We don’t experience our thoughts, bodily sensations, emotions, and actions separately. We experience them together as one.

#5

The first step to dealing with low mood is to become aware of each aspect of the experience. You should notice where you feel it in your body, what you are thinking about, and how you were looking after yourself leading up to the moment.

#6

To practice the skill of picking up on the different aspects of your experiences, you can use the cross-sectional formulation. Take 10 minutes and pick a moment from that day to reflect on. You may notice that some boxes are easier to fill in than others.

#7

We cannot directly choose our emotions, but we can use the things we can control to change how we feel. Using the cross-sectional formulation helps us identify what is impacting on our mood and keeping us stuck.

#8

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