1. In the four outer speech bubbles

write 4 negative things you say to

yourself.

2. In the middle bubble

draw a picture of what it

feels like deep inside

when you use negative

self talk.

3. Complete the

worksheet and journal.

I use negative or disrespectful self talk to help me deal with _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________. I believe that using negative self talk may protect me from __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ but it really just makes me feel like _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________.

It is true that I have walked away or needed to walk away from people who say negative things to me and I know I need to walk away from the negative messages I tell myself, but I really don’t know how to _______________________________ stop _______________________________________________________________ but I (am, am not) committed to trying to stop so that I can _________________

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Journal:

Compare how you feel when others put you down, and how you feel when you put yourself down. Also

write about some ideas to stop negative self talk. Write some positive talk to counter the negative.

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