Reddit reviews Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life

NLP doesn't get much play in neuropsych or academic psych circles, for the reason Burnage cited below. The problem is that NLP mixes things that are demonstrably true and probably of lots of value, with things that are demonstrably false and therefore of limited value, and a bunch of things that no one has really studied because they don't make much sense according to how we know the brain works. For example, the eye movement chart... sure, in general, if you are right handed and your brain is lateralized like most right-handers, your eyes move to your right if you are trying to recall something and to your left if you are trying to create/visualize something. But, not always. And not in any way that's particularly helpful - for example, most of the time you are trying to remember stuff WHILE thinking up other stuff.

Also, although it intuitively makes sense, people don't really have "learning preferences" like being a visual, kinesthetic, or auditory learner or being "right brained" or "left brained" - the brain just isn't designed like that, which we can discuss more at another time if it's of interest.

But as for your question about Milton Erickson... probably not so much in NP circles, but he has been incredibly influential in some areas of psychology. Erickson was one of those therapists who seemed to work really well with some patients just by being who he is, and then people came along and tried to create a school of therapy that is Erickson's personality codified (see also: Ellis, Albert and Linehan, Marsha, who created their own therapies based largely on their personalities). Psychologists have had varying degrees of success with recreating Erickson, but if you are interested in how people are applying Erickson these days, I would highly recommend the works of Bill O'Hanlan, who is a solution-oriented therapist, an Erickson devotee, and a lovely writer.

Firstly, if your school has counsellors that deal with mental illness and the like, get in touch with them and let them know you're going through a depressive phase right now. Let people around you know that you're not feeling well and that you're not really coping right now.

I get into those pits where I just don't want to do anything and I would much prefer to wallow in bed but at the end of the day I force myself to do things. I guess like you're forcing yourself to go to school, you really should try and force yourself to go to the gym. Exercise is really helpful for depression as many of us know and I know how hard it is to get to the gym and just do something especially when you don't want to. When I do force myself to go I often feel better afterwards.

Find someone to talk to daily that has the time for you. Do you have any close friends that could help support you through this?

One book that I got a lot out of when I was going through my darkest depression days was called Do One Thing Different. I would do little things each day that were different than the day before.

Remember, this place is here for you. If you ever need to vent or talk to someone outside of posting on the subreddit, hit up our inboxes! Mine's always open. Just remember to be a little gentler and not so hard on yourself right now (hugs).

exercise, meditation, self-talk, visualizing are all garbage answers when trying to address something happening AT THE MOMENT.

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