Name the Skill
When you talk with others about your problem
Talk to a friend
How does getting help from a friend help you?
You can think things over with someone you trust
Get support and sympathy
Feel less alone
B
Blaming myself
When you do something to take your mind off your problems
Distract yourself
Name a silver lining for Yvette
Closer to dad, made new friends, & tried out for soccer
L
Looking for the bad news
When you look at the good things that can come from a bad situation
Find the silver lining
What did the white bear activity demonstrate
Distract yourself
U
Unhappy guessing
Name all four adapt skills
Identify and change BLUE thoughts, talk to a friend, find the silver lining, and distract yourself
Which type of skills are used for problems we cannot change or control?
Adapt skills
E
Exaggerating
When you change your negative, unrealistic thoughts to positive or more realistic thoughts
Change BLUE thoughts
I was angry that I couldn’t make a free throw, and this kid did not pass me the ball at the end of the game. I feel like a loser. What is my BLUE thought? B, L, U or E?
Blaming myself
Exaggerating or
Looking for bad news
What are BLUE thoughts?
Negative, unrealistic thoughts