Automatic Negative Thoughts

Types

100

One bad thing defines everything, making a big deal out of something that may be small.  You ignore the good things. 

Magnifying

200

You assume the worst without evidence and know what others are thinking. 

Mind Reader

300

You expect bad things to happen in the future. 

Predicting the future

400

Everything is either black or white, right or wrong, with no in between. 

All or nothing thinking 

500

You blame yourself for everything, thinking that most things are a reaction to something you did.  

Personalization 

Different Examples of ANTs

100

I got a 96% on the test, I did terribly. 

All or Nothing 

200

I'm going to a party tomorrow, I know I will have a panic attack. 

Predicting the future 

300

I failed my math test, I will never graduate high school. 

Magnifying

400

They didn't say hi to me today, they must be mad at me. 

Mind Reading/Personalization

500

Whenever I try to sleep, I think about all the mistakes I made, even things that happened years ago. 

Stewing. 

Reframing

100

I will always feel this way. 

I may feel like this now, but I can always change. 

200

I hate it when it rains. Now the day is ruined.

Rain can sound nice on the roof and there are a lot of fun indoor activities I could do. It won't rain forever.

300

I will never feel better and will have anxiety forever.

I can work to manage my anxiety so it will not feel as intense.

400

They are laughing at me over there.

I don't know what they are laughing at, it could have been a funny joke.

500

"I passed my test, but I only got a B!"

"Getting a B on a test is pretty decent."

True and False

100

An "ANT" is a thinking pattern that doesn't match reality.

True

200

You cannot change your thoughts. 

False

300

Distracting yourself from your thoughts is a way to help manage automatic negative thoughts. 

True 

400

Positive emotions undo negative thinking. 

True

500

My thoughts do not impact my feelings or behavior. 

False

Riddles

100

I am light as a feather, but the strongest person cannot hold me for more than five minutes. What am I? 

Breath

200

A man walks outside in the pouring rain, yet no hair on his head gets wet. He doesn't have a hat or umbrella. How is this possible? 

He's bald

300

Where does today come before yesterday? 

In the dictionary

400

I am an odd number, but when you take away one letter I become "even", what am I?

Seven

500

You see me once in June, twice in November, but never in May. What am I? 

The letter "e."