We will now discuss strategies to help you meet your goals for developing healthier core beliefs.
Defining
core beliefs: One of the big problems with deep sadness and depression
is that everything seems like a big cloudy dark mess. And because
everything seems so tangled, all problems seem impossible to solve.
Seeing your problems this way can lead to bigger problems such as
hopelessness. Looking at one core belief at a time is essential to
slowly untangling the problems.
An example to help you along…
Many
individuals describe themselves as being a “loser” But what does that
mean exactly? In order to change it, we must define it. Here are a few
ways to look at it:
• No friends?
• Not being able to make friends?
• No job?
• No money?
• Ugly?
• Stupid?
Now
by breaking down the idea of “being a loser”, it’s given us a
definition that is concrete and that we can challenge. Before doing
that, you should replace the negative core belief with a positive one.
For this example, we will use successful. (Don’t forget to define this
idea also as we will use it again later.)
How will you define a core belief you want to work on?
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