Topic Tuesday // Tues, 15 March, 7pm AEDT // Managing and changing your thoughts

[Jacques]

well mine would be 

I am a fat slob, dole bludging idiot who does not deserve to be alive, i am a wast of space and a burden to society, people hate me for being a dole bludger and they see me as a threat to their way fo life. 😞

how true would be 70%

Mum's friends and family have said it to my face 😞 

at first shock, then realisation that they are right

[Shimmer]

Well done narrowing in on a specific scenario @Polly48! That fits the model well. Do you recognise any of the types of unhelpful thinking patterns from the sheet in your thoughts?

[Former-Member]

Sorry I'm late still trying to settle kiddos :face_with_rolling_eyes:

Something difficult comes up at work

Thought : I can't handle anything I'm not good enough

Consequence feel like a failure , anxious haven't don't enough or as well as I should have ??

Not sure I got that right
Lj

[CherryBomb]

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OOhhh good question @Shimmer, so going back to the table below: I think I am jumping to conclusions  and mind reading, as well as labelling with my unhelpful thoughts.

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[Shimmer]

Thanks for sharing some of those thoughts @Jacques. I imagine that saying some of those things to yourself (or hearing them from others) could be very hurtful and distressing. What do you think are the impacts on your emotions? And do you recognise any unhelpful thinking styles from the sheet in those thoughts?

[Shimmer]

Welcome @Former-Member 

You're spot on with your scenario! Picked it up very quickly. So what style of thinking could your thoughts in that scenario fall under?

[Jacques]

Yes @Shimmer, i can identify with all of the labels on the work sheet, i do take everything out of proportion, i over generalise, everything is all or nothing and i so catastrophes everything

[CherryBomb]

Thinking about some of these things make me sad. Looking forward to discussing how we change to improve how we feel @Former-Member @Jacques @Polly48 @Drac0 @Shaz51 @Lookingup 

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[Jacques]

i have come to accept these things over many years, in some ways i know it is untrue but i keep telling myself that all of society see me this way. not just mums friends and family

[Former-Member]

I think over generalising , should and all or nothing ones