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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 538

I jot down the most prominent anxious thoughts of my day. I pick on and I use the ten questions given on this site to challenge it.

If a thought is causing too much anxiety, that I will challenge immediatly. I take out a pen and paper and just challenge the thought till I calm down.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

zoe27,

You are right, challenging negative thoughts is difficult. But...you can do it!

Try challenging these thoughts by telling yourself that they are not necessarily true. Try thinking about alternative thoughts regarding the same situation. For example, instead of thinking that you will not be able to get peace and quiet, tell yourself that you will. Share this thought with your partner so that he can help you out. Try accepting a positive thought- "I will get peace and quiet", "I will not feel panicky".

Give it a try, and let us know how it goes.

Members, what are some techniques that you use?

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

CM,

Maybe that should be the first part of the challenge...trying to eliminate the number of negative thoughts that you are allowing yourself to think!! Perhaps just focus on the more pronounced thoughts, the ones that really make an impact.

Members, what do you think?

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 61

Hi everyone

Im same as you cadenmccallum my negative thought just seem to be there so often and half the time i dont even know what they are i just feel the effects of them or ill know ive just had a negative thought but in a instant its gone and i dont know what it was, im still struggling on how to challenge them as half of them just seem daft, like over the past couple of weeks ive developed a new time to panic lol its now if my partner goes into the bedroom at about 6-7ish i start to panic thinking if hes in there ill not beable to get peace n quiet if i panic so then thinking that sets me of, but how do i challenge that thought argghhhh its so hard lol

Thanks zoe

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 180

Hi Ya Guys:

You know what when I read this post I thought what a good idea, I'm going to take the challenge. Easier said than done for me, the negative thoughts come so fast and furious that it's hard to get them down on paper.

So mods any suggestions on how to tackle this roadblock, shall we say?

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2

How true this is. Even when things are going OK I find myself saying "what if's" alot. Like what if tommarrow I have a panic attack? I have to say since I have been doing this online therapy that I catch myself having negetive thoughts. So this has helped alot to try to change my way of thinking. Not easy but possible one day at a time!!

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Welcome to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Day (CBT) on the forums!

Every Sunday & Thursday will now be known as CBT day.

Every Sunday a PC health educator will launch a challenge. Members are encouraged to take on the challenge and post their results. On the following Thursday, a PC educator will post specific tips and strategies to aid you in the way you look/interpret yourself and the way you view the world.

This week’ challenge will pertain to focusing on the negative…

Many individuals tend to pay a lot of attention to certain kinds of information and no attention to other kinds of information. Most importantly, when people are feeling down, anxious or stressed, they tend to pay more attention to information that confirms their negative thoughts than to information that challenges their negative thoughts. For example, an individual may pay more attention to the one person who doesn’t have time to talk to them and less attention to the five people who stopped to talk to them.

How often do you focus on the negative? Today we challenge you to keep count with a pen and paper. As you track, don’t forget to note the 5 W’s of every negative thought: Who was there? What happened? Where did it happen? And why did it happen?

Don’t forget to post your results here!

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