[goblgobl]

I found this incredibly helpful. Could you list any additional resources for CBT and positive thinking you might have? I have some other question if you don't mind, my email is in my profile.

[npsimons]

Try "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy" by David Burns and "A New Guide to Rational Living" by Albert Ellis. Wikipedia has some relevant information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_ther... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy

Contrary to what some would have you believe in this thread, you can change your beliefs and emotions through consciously directed thought, but it's not easy.

[hosh]

I think you mean, consciously directed intent and will. Intent and will are not necessarily the same as thought. Perhaps you are using the wrong tools, and making it more difficult than it needs to be.