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Sierra notices that her parents have been acting differently. They often seem agitated and annoyed. Sierra thinks, “I must not be a good enough daughter”
Personalization (could also be: jumping to conclusions)
AJ tries out for the school basketball team but doesn’t make the cut. He thinks, “I can’t do anything!”
All-or-Nothing Thinking (could also be: jumping to conclusions or overgeneralization)
Leah is about to log on to see if she got accepted into the college she desperately wants to go to. She thinks, “I’m not going to get accepted anywhere… I’m not going to get a job… I’m going to end up homeless”
Catastrophizing (could also be: jumping to conclusions)
Cece is at her friend, Jessica's, house watching videos together, Cece watches a video of a dog and is reminded of her dog that passed away earlier this year. Cece tells herself, "I shouldn't be sad right now, I am should be happy hanging out with my friend."
Should statement.
Brynn doesn’t like her body. She looks in the mirror and thinks, “I’m worthless”
Labeling
Jalon feels lonely & unlovable. He thinks, “No one cares about me”
Emotional Reasoning
Scarlett looks at comments on her Instagram and sees her friends making fun of the outfit she is wearing in one picture. She thinks, “They like to gang up on me. They only pick on me”
Overgeneralization
Dylan has fun at prom but tells his parents, “It was lousy because I didn’t have a date”
Overgeneralizing or Disqualifying the positives.
Jake wants to ask Amy to the dance but is to nervous to ask her because he thinks "she is for sure going to say no."
Fortune telling or mind reading
Jessica tries to start a conversation with Nick, nick appears sad and angry and tells Jessica he doesn't want to talk right now and walks away. Jessica thinks to herself, "Does Nick hate me? DidI say something wrong? He probably thinks i am ugly or weird."
Mind reading or personalization
Fran and Max are in a relationship, they get into an argument. Max tells himself " she probably hates me now."
Catastophizing or jumping to conclusion.
Jessica is feeling sad and tell her mom she believes "no is going to come to my birthday party."
Fortune telling.
Morgan gets an “F” on her math test. She thinks, “I always fail at math!”
All-or-Nothing Thinking (could also be: overgeneralization)
Hunter is struggling with his school work. He thinks, “I should know this by now…”
Should Statements
Parker’s girlfriend hasn’t been hanging out with him lately. She has been stressed because of college applications. Parker thinks, “She hasn’t been talking to me... I must be a bad boyfriend…”
Personalization (could also be: jumping to conclusions)
Ashley wins a local singing competition. Her family is proud of her, but she says, “It’s not that big of a deal. The competition was weak- the other girls were much younger than me”
Disqualifying the Positive
Hannah is at a party, and her friends are drinking. She doesn’t want to drink, but she thinks, “They won’t like me if I don’t drink”
Jumping to Conclusions
Blake finishes his homework, but he realizes that he did the wrong writing assignment. He says, “Ugh! I’m such an idiot!”
Labeling
Ethan tells his girlfriend, “You shouldn’t be talking to other guys."
Should Statement
Cora has been eating healthier and exercising in an effort to lose weight. She steps on the scale, hoping to see that she has lost at least 7 pounds. However, when she sees that she lost 4 pounds, she says, “This is a total failure”
All-or-Nothing Thinking or disqualifying the positive.
Dominic accidently leaves his backpack in the hallway. When he goes back to get it, he realizes his phone has been stolen. He thinks, “Ugh! This kind of stuff only happens to me!”
Overgeneralization
Gabby's friend tells her that a rumor is being spread about her. Gabby thinks to herself "I can never trust anyone with anything anymore."
All- or nothing thinking.
Alejandro is going to be singing in his school choir on Friday for a school performance, he is feeling nervous, he tells his tell his friend, "if don't think of anything bad or if i wish that everything will be good, I won't fail and nothing bad will ever happen to me. "
Magical Thinking or Fortune telling.
Jennifer broke up with her boyfriend and is talking to her friends and says, "I am going to be alone forever."
Fortune telling
Olivia has a dance recital coming up, she is feeling very anxious, she talked to friend Brad and says, " everyone is going to laugh at me and think I suck. "
Mind reading or fortune telling