{"id":608,"date":"2024-02-23T10:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T10:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/?page_id=608"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:50:10","slug":"thoughts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/post-covid-symptoms\/thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How we feel impacts how we think, and how we think impacts how we feel. Because of this, during difficult, threat-focused times in our lives, we can easily become stuck in a vicious cycle where our distress fuels unhelpful thoughts, which in turn cause more distress. This video explores:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:44.45%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thoughts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unhelpful thinking loops\/our tricky brain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using mindfulness and self-compassion to get unstuck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22.22%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2024\/02\/thoughts_img.jpg\" alt=\"thoughts_img\" class=\"wp-image-580\" style=\"width:241px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2024\/02\/thoughts_img.jpg 397w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2024\/02\/thoughts_img-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b19ca798\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"thoughts (720p)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1040373778?h=81e54ab855&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are mindfulness and self-compassion audio files on this alternative NHS Lothian webpage which can be downloaded and listened to&nbsp; (<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/lcps\/compassion-focused-therapy-audio-tracks\/\">https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/lcps\/compassion-focused-therapy-audio-tracks\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources to accompany this video: <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2024\/02\/Thought-strategies.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thought strategies handout<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2024\/02\/Attention-and-mindfulness.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attention and mindfulness handout<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tzUoXJVI0wo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tzUoXJVI0wo<\/a> &#8211; (Sushi Train, thought defusing metaphor, Russ Harris)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HX2N9Z6KKI8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HX2N9Z6KKI8<\/a> &#8211; (Compassionate mind, Lewis Psychology)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mindfulness Resources &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmindfulness.org\/learn-mindfulness\/resources\/\">https:\/\/www.oxfordmindfulness.org\/learn-mindfulness\/resources\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further support and resources, <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/?page_id=636&amp;preview=true\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/mentalhealthaftercovidhospitalisation\/?page_id=636&amp;preview=true\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How we feel impacts how we think, and how we think impacts how we feel. 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