Thought Holes
Joan feels like a failure at dieting. Every time she eats something that isn't part of her diet, instead of acknowledging that she made a mistake and trying to move past it, she eats ALL the junk food she wants for the rest of the day, thinking, "I TOTALLY failed. I'll NEVER succeed."
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label, like: always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Luke works as a model and is told all the time that he is attractive, but all he sees when he looks in the mirror is that his nose seems too big for his face. He tells himself, "I'm not attractive AT ALL. In fact because of my nose I'm ugly."
Magnify
I thought a situation was worse than it was
Keyhole
I focused on the bad parts of a situation. It was hard to think of good parts
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Jamie decided he wasn't going to invite a peer to play tag, because he already knew the answer was going to be "no", so why even try?
Jump to a Conclusion
I decided on an outcome without having all the facts
Francis forgot to bring her homework to school. She thought to herself, "I really did my homework but my teacher isn't going to believe me and I'm going to get in BIG trouble."
Magnify
I thought a situation was worse than it was
Jump to a Conclusion
I decided on an outcome without having all the facts
Ben becomes terribly upset when he notices that his tire is flat. He tells himself, "Just my luck! Bad things like this are ALWAYS happening to me."
All or Nothing Thinking
My brain was stuck on an extreme label, like: always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Jenna feels ashamed and embarrassed about failing her math test. She tells herself that since she failed, she "must really be a worthless loser who will never amount to anything."
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Moodeason
I confused my feeling with facts
Mark was struggling with fatigue, low motivation, and a feeling of worthlessness. When his friend gave him a compliment about his new haircut, he responded, "What does it matter? I'm still an idiot."
Moodeason
I confused my feeling with facts
Martin was going on a field trip to a new water park. Martin loves tall, steep water slides. When he got to the park he saw the water slide wasn't as tall and steep as he hoped for, though everything else about it was great. "He thought, the water slide isn't even tall, everything about this water park stinks."
Keyhole
I focused on the bad parts of a situation. It was hard to think of good parts
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Cindy gives a presentation to her classmates and receives MANY compliments, but also mild criticism from one classmate. She obsesses about the criticism she received for days and ignores all the positive feedback.
Keyhole
I focused on the bad parts of a situation. It was hard to think of good parts.
Magnify
I thought a situation was worse than it was
Cheryl had difficulty completing an assignment at school, but the teacher explained the assignment incorrectly. Cheryl thought, "I really should be able to get this done, it's not that hard. There must be something wrong with ME."
Pull Blame
I thought something was my fault when it was not
Nancy talked herself out of taking her dream vacation to Fiji because she couldn't get the "what-if" thoughts out of her mind, like "What if the plane crashes?", "What if I drown while I am swimming?", and "What if I get robbed and I don't have any money?"
Keyhole
I focused on the bad parts of a situation. It was hard to think of good parts.
Janelle is allowed to sleep in on the weekends. She slept in on Saturday and missed her favorite cartoon show in the morning. She was disappointed and angry, and yelled at her mom, "Why didn't you wake me up?! You made me miss my favorite cartoon."
Push Blame
I thought something was someone else’s fault, when it was my fault
Joel made it onto the honor roll. When his teachers and classmates are complimenting his work ethic. Joel responds by making self-deprecating comments like "It's really not that big of a deal, anyone could do it. I got 3 B's, so it's really not that good."
Keyhole
I focused on the bad parts of a situation. It was hard to think of good parts.
At lunchtime Derrick finds he has strawberry yogurt for lunch, but he prefers vanilla yogurt. Derrick feels angry at his parent for packing him strawberry yogurt, even though when his parent asked what type of yogurt he likes, Derrick said "I don't care."
Push Blame
I thought something was someone else’s fault, when it was my fault
Jake became agitated and upset because he couldn't find his lucky jersey in preparation for the Football game. He told himself, "If I'm not wearing that jersey my team is going to lose the game. It all depends on the jersey."
Jump to a Conclusion
I decided on an outcome without having all the facts
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Tyson had a doctor's appointment and had to miss his basketball practice. He thought, "Now I'm never going to learn the plays and I'll have no idea what I'm doing when I get in the game. I might as well just quit the team."
Magnify
I thought a situation was worse than it was
Jump to a Conclusion
I decided on an outcome without having all the facts
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Chad has a crush on a girl on his soccer team. He decides he won't speak to her because "She probably thinks I'm a freak. She would never like someone like me."
Jump to a Conclusion
I decided on an outcome without having all the facts
Kelly was irritated because she didn't get enough sleep. When she was getting off the bus and entering the school, three different staff greeted her, "Good morning Kelly! How are you today?" Kelly groaned and thought to herself, "Everyone is so annoying, asking me the same question over and over."
Moodeason
I confused my feeling with facts
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label, always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing
Nick was irritated stuck in traffic on the way to school. He thought to himself "What is wrong with these people, they obviously need to learn how to drive."
Jump to a Conclusion
I decided on an outcome without having all the facts
Push Blame
I thought something was someone else’s fault, when it was not
Moodeason
I confused my feeling with facts
Tara was busy doing things with family all weekend and didn't even know her friend had messaged her. On Monday her friend glared at her and said, "I guess we're not friend anymore since you just ignored me all weekend," and walked away. When Tara finally got a chance to look at her messages and saw she missed the texts, she told herself, "It's all my fault, I'm a terrible friend."
Pull Blame
I thought something was my fault when it was not
All or Nothing
My brain was stuck on an extreme label always, never, every, good, bad, all, nothing