Triggers & also random
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Acting Possessive- Controlling- Distrust- Fear of Abandonment -Feelings of Inadequacy -Frustration Insecurity- Making Hurtful Comments- Making Threats- Negative Thinking
Jealousy/ Bitter / Contempt / Envious /Spiteful
Things are either good or bad, high or low, etc.
All or Nothing Thinking or (Black & White)?
What are boundaries?
It separates your physical space, your feelings, needs, and responsibilities from others. Your boundaries also tell other people how they can treat you – what’s acceptable and what isn’t. Without boundaries, people may take advantage of you because you haven’t set limits about how you expect to be treated.
________ occurs when we discard our pleasant memories and the emotions attached to them, and only keep the bad ones.
Filtering Out The Positive
What is a cost-benefit analysis?
A cost-benefit analysis is the process of comparing the projected or estimated costs and benefits (or opportunities) associated with a project decision to determine whether it makes sense from a business perspective.
Apathy -Changes in Eating -Crying- Difficulty Concentrating -Fatigue -Inactivity- Irritability- Loss of Interest in Activities- Negative Thoughts- Neglecting Self-Care- Poor Self-Esteem- Sleep Problems Sluggishness - Social Isolation
Depressed / Despair / Disappointment / Down Emptiness / Grief / Guilt / Hopelessness / Lonely / Shame
Focus on what is and isn't "Fair"
What is the Fallacy of Fairness?
What are the three types of boundaries?
This distortion manifests as the inaccurate belief that we know what another person is thinking. Of course, it is possible to have an idea of what other people are thinking, but this distortion refers to the negative interpretations that we jump to.
Jumping to Conclusions – Mind Reading
What is a tip for dealing with a trigger?
♦ avoid it
♦ deal with it head on (coping skills, safety planning)
♦ build tolerance
♦ feeling hot
♦ clenching your fists
♦ arguing
♦ raising your voice
Angry/Irritated/Frustrated
"I should have studied more... then I would have passed my test."
Shoulds?
What are the four communication styles?
Aggressive, Passive Aggressive, Passive, Assertive
This sneaky distortion takes one instance or example and generalizes it to an overall pattern. For example, a student may receive a C on one test and conclude that she is stupid and a failure.
Overgeneralization
A stimulus—such as a person, place, situation, or thing—that contributes to an unwanted emotional or behavioral response.
Trigger
♦ racing heart
♦ catastrophizing
♦ head ache/ digestive issues/ nail biting
♦ difficulty concentrating
Anxiousness/ Worried/ Nervous / Stressed
What is the CBT model?
Thoughts create feelings <--> Feelings create behavior <--> Behavior reinforces thoughts
A sister distortion to mind reading, _____ refers to the tendency to make conclusions and predictions based on little to no evidence and holding them as gospel truth.
Example: young, single woman predicting that she will never find love or have a committed and happy relationship based only on the fact that she has not found it yet. There is simply no way for her to know how her life will turn out, but she sees this prediction as fact rather than one of several possible outcomes.
Jumping to Conclusions- Fortune Telling
Everyone name a trigger they are or have been experiencing! (substance use, emotional, mindset/thoughts, people, places, things, behaviors)
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Creative
Thinking
Engage in Self-Care
Feeling Sociable
Helpful
Increased Energy
Increased Motivation
Laughing More
Active
Optimism
Cheerful / Content/ Excited / Glad /Joyful / Pleased Satisfied
What are coping skills? What are YOUR coping skills?
Definition: strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions
Example: Provide your coping skill(s) with the group
As the name implies, this distortion involves taking everything personally or assigning blame to yourself without any logical reason to believe you are to blame.
Personalization