{"id":2185,"date":"2010-03-18T08:44:17","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T08:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2010\/03\/keep-a-positive-folder-to-boos.html"},"modified":"2010-03-18T08:44:17","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T08:44:17","slug":"keep-a-positive-folder-to-boos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2010\/03\/keep-a-positive-folder-to-boos.html","title":{"rendered":"Keep a Positive Folder to Boost Your Mood: Thank You, Ron Pies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"self-esteem file.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/71\/import\/imgs\/self-esteem%20file.jpeg\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>I&#8217;ve often talked about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Health\/Emotional-Health\/Bipolar\/How-to-Start-a-Self-Esteem-File.aspx\">my self-esteem file<\/a> and how important it is when you have low seasons like I am in now. Sometimes I&#8217;ve had to solicit the warm fuzzies (I know, I know, kind of awkward, yes). But at other times, they come unsolicited! And whenever that happens, I think it is wise to print out the suckers and read several times during the day.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today my friend and psychiatrist (yes, most of my friends are psychiatrists or psychologists&#8211;not that it says anything about me) Ron Pies, M.D., who also penned a beautiful foreword to my forthcoming book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pocket-Therapist-Emotional-Survival-Kit\/dp\/1599952998\">The Pocket Therapist<\/a> (because my publisher thought it wise to have a certified head doctor approve all the bizarre suggestions in the book), forwarded me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatrictimes.com\/display\/article\/10168\/1540035\">his review of &#8220;Beyond Blue&#8221;<\/a> that was published today on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychiatrictimes.com\/display\/article\/10168\/1540035\">Psychiatric Times<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Ron or Dr. Pies or Buddy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve often talked about my self-esteem file and how important it is when you have low seasons like I am in now. 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