All or Nothing
The teacher always picks me last to answer questions.
Has the teacher picked you last every time? There has to ne ONE time when you were not picked last.
Today is a bad day because I spilled my cereal.
Spilling your cereal was ONE bad thing but it does not mean the whole day will be bad.
I am not going to do well on my math quiz today.
You do not know if this is true! Try studying if you do not feel confident! You could do well.
I can tell Jane doesn't like the game I picked out. We should play a different game.
Did you ask Jane if she likes the game? We have no clue what Jane is thinking!
My peers are the reason that I am in a bad mood.
My peers can do things that upset me, but I ultimately can choose how I feel!
I will never be good at basketball.
Practice helps you improve. Keep practicing!
My art work looks terrible.
Art work is subjective, it cannot be terrible!
I will probably have a bad day at school.
You have not started school for the day yet! How do you know it will be bad?
People think I am weird.
We have no clue what others are thinking of us! Everyone is unique!
The annoying kid in class is the reason why I cannot focus!
This kid may be annoying but you can control if you let an adult know or try a focusing skill to ignore the kid!
Has NOTHING good ever happened to you? Even a small thing?
My friend is the Worst friend ever because she was snippy.
Your friend might not feel well. She is snippy today, maybe we can ask her if she is okay.
I will never be able to calm my worries.
You feel like you cannot calm them right now. You will gain control of them!
Everybody thinks I am bad at my sport.
How many people have told you that you are bad at your sport? How many people have told you that you are good?
Lucy is the reason I am anxious, she is always saying rude things about me!
What Lucy says will bother you and that is okay. Do not let Lucy control your mindset! What are the truths about you?
Emmy doesn't want to be my friend anymore. I will never have friends.
Friends come and go. You will miss Emmy but you will make a new friend.
It was my first time making a goal in soccer but we lost the game. It was a bad game.
It is amazing that you made a goal! Do not only focus on the bad!
I am not going to ask my mom to go to my friends house because she will probably say "no".
How do you know what your mom will say? Try asking!
Olivia is laughing a lot with Megan. Olivia does not like me anymore.
The mean boy in class is the reason I am unhappy.
The boy may be mean, but you can control your feelings! Do not let him control how you feel!
My hair always looks bad.
Think about a time that you felt your hair looked good. It does not ALWAYS look bad.
I am in a bad mood so my whole day will be bad.
We can control our mood by thinking in different ways and improving the moment!
The whole class will laugh at me if I answer the question wrong.
You don't know that. Maybe they can learn from the question!
My teacher thinks that I am not smart because I got a lower grade on my test.
Your teacher does not think that you are not smart. They know that you are very bright and that you are learning!
I could not pitch correctly because a teammate was rude and made me not think straight!
You can think straight. Try grounding techniques!