How to Transmute Your Negative Thoughts
- Create distance from your thoughts: Pay attention to your automatic thoughts and label them as subjective thoughts.
- Start a thought diary: Journal down the date, the time, the event that triggered an emotion, and the resulting negative thought.
- Use de-catastrophizing techniques: Negative thinking often leads to catastrophizing.
Ask yourself:
- What am I worried about? Is it likely that my worry will come true?
- What is the worst that could happen if my worry comes true?
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