Negative Thinking
The first step in changing the way you think.
What is realizing that you had the negative thought?
The type of thinking that only sees things from one point of view, the negative point of view.
What is the One eyed Ogre?
Breathe in for four seconds, hold it for seven seconds, and slowly breath out, like a hole in a balloon, for eight seconds.
What is 4-7-8 breathing.
This is the number of positive thoughts needed to replace 1 negative thoughts.
What is 2?
Something that "triggers" or starts a negative thought.
What is an activating event?
True or False: You can change the way you think.
What is True about your negative thinking?
Allowing your feelings to boss your behavior around.
What is Prisoner of Feelings thinking?
Tightening a muscle group, holding for 5 seconds, and releasing.
What is Muscle Relaxation?
T/F - Positive thinking can make you feel better.
What is true?
You took a test and when you got it back, you saw that you 60% on it. You got so angry, you ripped up the test in front of the whole class.
What is you got your test back with a 60%?
What is False?
"Its all Mr. Herbst's fault that I didn't earn an iTunes card" is an example of this type of Dirty Trickster thinking.
What is Lame Blamer thinking?
Thinking about a calming place and focusing on what your 5 senses experience there.
What is Visualization?
The good news and the bad news is a type of this kind of positive thinking?
What is a positive counter thought?
Someone hides behind that door, jumps out and scares you. You call them a bad name in front of the teacher and get sent to the principal's office. You refuse to talk to them again.
What is a someone scaring you?
T/F Everyone has negative thinking, but not everyone looks for evidence to see if its true.
What is True?
Ignores or minimizes the good things about you.
What is Countless Thinking Monster thinking?
Write down your worries. Next, choose to throw it out or hold on to them.
What are worry warts?
You don't have any subs on your YouTube channel. Make this into a positive counter thought: "No one thinks I'm interesting and I'll never have any good friends"
The number of subs does not determine my self worth, ...etc.
I'm angry during the first class of the school day and I don't know why. This is how can I find out what is making me so upset.
Examine the consequences (C) look for antecedents (A), and recognize the negative behavior (B). i.e. go back and recall events prior to school, or the previous night.