HOW TO CHALLENGE COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS

  • How do I know if this thought is accurate?
  • What evidence do I have to support this thought or belief?
  • How can I test my assumptions/beliefs to find out if they are accurate?
  • Do I have a trusted friend who I can check out these thoughts with?
  • Is this thought helpful?
  • Are there other ways that I can think about this situation or myself?
  • Am I blaming myself unnecessarily?
  • What or who else contributed to this situation?
  • Is it really in my control?
  • Am I overgeneralizing?
  • Am I making assumptions?
  • What would I say to a friend in this situation?
  • Can I look some “shades of gray?”
  • Am I assuming the worst?
  • Am I holding myself up to an unreasonable or double standard?
  • Are there exceptions to these absolutes (always, never, etc)?
  • Am I making this personal when it isn’t?
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