it's all about me
The excuse that you use when you don't want to take responsibility for refusing to act.
I can't
You believe that things outside of yourself totally determine weather you are happy or not.
Externalizing blame.
what you use to see things differently while in a thinking error.
a person who believes they should get special treatment because they are better or different than the rest of a group is likely using this thinking error.
Uniqueness
thoughts of suicide are a sign of this thinking error
zero stating
I'm big, your small
I'm right, your wrong
Anything you can do, I can do better
Grandiosity
what are 2 examples of how you would act around others if you have the thinking error of fear
avoiding
acting dangerously
machismo
protecting
a gratitude journal could be a reframe for this thinking error
entitlement
grandiosity
awfulizing
zero state
A person who believes they are unfailingly competent in all that they do, and thus cannot risk making a mistake from fear of failing may be using this thinking error.
Perfectionism
putting bills unopened in a drawer,
not answering the phone,
not doing assignments,
not keeping promises would be examples of signs you have this thinking error
Avoidance
Anything that goes wrong in my life is not my fault.
Victim stance
if you have this thinking error you do not have to earn this from anyone, they should simply give it to you.
one way trust
name 2 reframes for emotional reasoning.
take a break
listen before you speak/act
use wise mind
If Penelope made a statement that her boyfriend could not go to the store without her ok because he is her boyfriend. She might be using this thinking error.
Ownership
power and control
using words like always, never, everyone, no one, unbelievable may be a sign of this thinking error
awfulizing
black and white thinking.
You do not need to listen to the feedback and input of others if you have this thinking error.
Uniqueness
restrict access to money
lie, manipulate
physical abuse
emotional abuse
hide things from you
give an example of two reframes for each category on the relapse cycle
Thinking:
lists
Emotion:
distraction, coping skills
Physical: exercise, leaving the area changing the channel.
These are the three components of the zero state thinking error.
I'm worthless
Everyone can see im worthless
I will always be worthless
button pushing
class clown
internet trolling
bullying
are things a person in this thinking error might engage in.
dramatic excitement
This thinking error is fueled by grandiosity and can lead to zero stating after a failure.
Super Optimism
A person with this thinking error may say something like
"ya but what about all the good things I did for you in the past"
sentimentality
A good way to reframe things comes from this phrase in our philosophy.
"i see myself best in the eyes of my peers."
If I believe that others must obey me because i am above them and not their equal i may be using this thinking error.
grandiosity
5 things someone with mental filter thinking error could think.
everything is rosy - rose colored glasses
no one likes me, everybody hates me ill just go eat worms.
odyssey is all bad
odyssey can do no wrong.