To discipline your mind, write down your ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) and ask yourself if they are true. https://t.co/VQaMtKPc62
To discipline your mind, write down your ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) and ask yourself if they are true. https://t.co/VQaMtKPc62
The Work consists of four questions you can ask yourself when you are troubled by a certain thought. 1) Is it true?
2) Can I absolutely know it's true? 3) How do I react when I believe this thought? 4) Who would I be without the thought?
Sara Campbell • Tiny Revolutions №76: Poking Holes in Our Stories
‘The important question here is not whether your thoughts are true or not, but whether they are helpful.’
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap 2nd Edition: Stop Struggling, Start Living
A “dysfunctional thought record” is a structured way to gather all those automatic, even unconscious thoughts in one place so we can analyze them and decide if an alternative would serve us better. In the same way as we constructed an ABC spreadsheet above, construct a thought record: Date and time Situation Automatic thoughts Emotions Alternative
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