Situations
Ellen feels like she should always be happy and should never ever be sad.
What is "Should" Statements? (Believing things have to be a certain way.)
What is Blowing Things Up?
Jamal's basketball team lost the championship game. Jamal blames himself thinking it's entirely his fault they lost the game.
What is Self-Blaming? (Blaming yourself for anything that goes wrong around you, even if you had nothing to do with it.)
What is Negative Labeling?
Lakiesha studied so hard for her test. When she got it back, she made a 95. The only thing Lakiesha could think about were the two questions she missed.
What is Ignoring the Good? (paying more attention to bad things, and ignore when something good happens)
Kayla walks into the gym and feels embarrassed because she thinks, "These people probably think my outfit isn't cute or that I look ugly."
What is mind reading? (Believing you know what someone else is thinking, or why thy are doing something, without having enough information).
Samuel wants to ask Breanna to the dance, but keeps talking himself out of it thinking, "I know she's going to tell me no and I just don't want to be rejected."
What is Fortune Telling? (Thinking you know what will happen in the future, and that it will be bad.)