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Try listing 5 things that you are thankful for each night before falling asleep. ..SNIP...   I now challenge you to give it a try. The key is to be thankful for specific, not general, things. Keep it up for a few months. It can't hurt so why not?, !

I've started a gratitude journal - alas not every day, but with your very specific goal, I'm going to try for 5 a day!

I joined specifically to reply to this post.  I strongly second the suggestion for The Body Keeps Score.  I actually took notes during my read of it, and I have a lot.

I'll echo that we need to heal the brain, to get better.  In fact, I "journalled" (much more impressive sounding than reality) to myself this morning that I need to focus on marginal improvement, not a whole revamp of 'Me', as my primary goal. 

So cure?  Perhaps 'remission' is a better goal!

Here's another book that I read just before 'Body Keeps Score' that is very good, a little less scientific/academic than Body:  Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal Nakazawa, Donna Jackson.

These books have helped me see that I can change my brain for the better.