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How do you explain the world to yourself? Does A cause C? Or does B cause C? Is A, as you’re percieving it, even ‘true’? Or is it filtered with a bad thinking habit and a distorted lens? Examine and dispute B AFTER you examine and reappraise A. Thoughtstop and reframe. Think different, feel different, behave different. SITUATION? THOUGHTS & BELIEFS? CONSEQUENTIAL FEELINGS & BEHAVIOURS?

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Howdoyouexplaintheworldtoyourself?

DoesAcauseC?OrdoesBcauseC?

IsA,asyou’repercievingit,even‘true’?Orisitfilteredwithabadthinkinghabitandadistortedlens?

ExamineanddisputeBAFTERyouexamineandreappraiseA.

Thoughtstopandreframe.

Thinkdifferent,feeldifferent,behavedifferent.

SITUATION?

THOUGHTS&BELIEFS?

CONSEQUENTIALFEELINGS&BEHAVIOURS?

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SITUATION

D I S P U T E

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ACTIVATING EVENT OR SITUATION

DoesAcauseC?OrdoesBcauseC?

Thesamethingcouldhappento10differentpeople,andallwouldperceiveandresponddifferently.

AddaDcolumntounpackandDISPUTE‘B’…

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Howareyouexplainingtheworldtoyourself?

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SITUATIONAcolleaguerepeatedlytalksovermeinameeWng.

MYTHOUGHTSANDBELIEFS“She’sabitch.Howdareshe?Shedidthatdeliberately.She’sfullof

herself.She’sruthlessandwouldtrampleonanybodytogeta;en<onandgetahead.She’shorrible,Ihateher...”

EMOTIONSHowdoesthatthinkingmakeme

feel?

Veryangryandaggressive.

BEHAVIOURHowdoesitmakemebehave?

Iimaginescenarios&conversaWonsendlessly.Iputherdowntoothers.

Ibitchandventandplot…

PHYSICALWhatdoesthatthinkingdotomybody?

Heartbeatsfaster.BuXerfliesinstomach.GethoXer.Cheeksredden.Bitshaky.Breathingshallower...

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SITUATIONAcolleaguerepeatedlytalksovermeinameeWng.

MYTHOUGHTSANDBELIEFS“Gosh,that’sabitrudeandthoughtless,Ihavesomethingtosay

heretoo.”

EMOTIONSHowdoesthatthinkingmakeme

feel?

Annoyed.

BEHAVIOURHowdoesitmakemebehave?

Iinterruptherandsay“Sorry,butholdon,you’renotle[ngmemakemypoint…”&Imakemy

point.IventaliXletoacolleague,thenIletitgo.

PHYSICALWhatdoesthatthinkingdotomybody?

HeartbeatsaliXlefaster,bodyheatsupaliXle,buXerflies,slightchangeinbreathing...

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SITUATIONAcolleaguerepeatedlytalksovermeinameeWng.

MYTHOUGHTSANDBELIEFS“She’sabitover‐excited,andabitannoying...”

EMOTIONSHowdoesthatthinkingmakeme

feel?

Abitirritatedandfrustrated.

BEHAVIOURHowdoesitmakemebehave?

Irollmyeyes,teaseherinthecanteenlater,&plantomanageher&thesituaWonfirmlyifithappensagain,thenIletitgo…

PHYSICALWhatdoesthatthinkingdotomybody?

AliXleuncomfortableforafewminutes...

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SITUATION

BELIEFSANDTHOUGHTS

FEELINGS‐EMOTIONSBEHAVIOUR

FEELINGS‐PHYSICAL

GIVEANUNHEALTHYBADHABITTHINKINGFEELING&BEHAVIOUREXAMPLE

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SITUATION

BELIEFSANDTHOUGHTS

FEELINGS‐EMOTIONSBEHAVIOUR

FEELINGS‐PHYSICAL

GIVEACOOLHEALTHYTHINKINGFEELING&BEHAVIOUREXAMPLE

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EMOTIONSHowdoesthatmakemefeel?

Angry.Aggressive.Vengeful..

BEHAVIOURHowdoesthismakemebehave?

Ibitch.Ivent.Iplot.Istew.

PHYSICALWhatismybodydoing?

Heartracing.OverheaWng.Blushing.

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SITUATION

MYTHOUGHTS

EMOTIONSBEHAVIOUR

PHYSICAL

TRACKINGYOUR‘THINKINGFEELING&BEHAVIOUR’WORKSHEET

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Think

Feel Behave

Classic CBT – it is not an event that causes your upset, it is your judgment of the event – thoughts cause feelings and behaviours…

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Think

Feel

Behave

If you have GAD (a general anxiety disorder), it is likely that have a hypervigilent threat response, and that it is driving the distorted thinking – so in this case ‘feelings’ (physical) cause thoughts and behaviours…

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SITUATIONYourteamismeeNngwithadistributerteamtopersuadethemtograntyour

companyanexclusivecontract.

GROUPTHOUGHTSANDBELIEFSThislotlovethepowertheyhaveoverus.Theylovelordingitoverusandmakingusgrovel,they’rehorrible.Theydon’trespectus,iftheydidtreatuswithrespect,theywouldn’tputusthroughthis

nonsense.Theypreferourrivals.They’snowaywe’regeUngthiscontract,we’rewasNngourNme.We’llhavetogoinatasuperlowmarginasafirstproposal,evenifjusttoscrewtherival.Thisisadisaster.

What’sthepoint?!

EMOTIONS

Howdoesthatthinkingmakemefeel?

Anxious.NervousAnnoyedAngry

BEHAVIOUR

Howdoesitmakemebehave?Notatallrelaxed.ConducNngthemeeNnginasNffformalway.Showingphysicaldiscomfort.Notengagingin‘socialniceNes’orgeUngtoknowthedistributorteam.Talktoofast.PanicintoimmediatelyproposingaNnymargintakeinreturnforacontract.

PHYSICALPUMPINGUP

Whatdoesthatthinkingdotomybody?

Bu[erflies.Fasterbreathing.Unfocused

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ACTIVATING SITUATION /

EVENTS (the things that

happen)

DoesAcauseC?OrdoesBcauseC?

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Journal the event or situation… NEUROBIOLOGY:

This + this, equals…

… these:

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