Unhelpful Thinking Styles
Blowing things out of proportion;
Finding the worst case scenario
What is CATASTROPHIZING?
Daily Inventory
What is 10th Step?
Not considering or unwilling to change
What is PRECONTEMPLATION?
Feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow
What is SADNESS?
(Also acceptable: DEPRESSION
I'll never get it right. I always mess things up.
What is OVER-GENERALIZING?
(Also acceptable: BLACK AND WHITE THINKING)
Accepting we cannot help ourselves and need the help of something other than ourselves
What is STEP 2?
Taking steps to put a plan into practice
What is ACTION?
A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
What is SHAME?
(Also acceptable: EMBARRASSMENT)
Only paying attention to certain types of (usually negative) evidence
What is FILTERING?
(Also acceptable: DISQUALIFYING THE POSITIVE or FOCUSING ON THE NEGATIVE)
Making amends to those we've harmed
What is STEP 9?
Achieving results and continuing steps to sustain lasting change
What is MAINTANENCE?
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness
What is JOY?
"Joni looks angry. I bet she is mad at me. I must've done something to cause her anger"
What is PERSONALIZATION?
Making a fearless (but BALANCED) inventory of our lives
What is STEP 4?
Thinking and talking about change
What is CONTEMPLATION?
A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility
What is ANGER?
(Also acceptable: FRUSTRATION, IRRITABILITY)
Imagining we know what others are thinking
What is MIND READING?
Recognizing we are unable to control our use and our lives are unmanageable
What is STEP 1?
Listing what needs to take place for change to occur
What is PLANNING?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
What is ANXIETY?