Negative thinking can lead to low self-esteem, increased stress, and emotional distress. It often reinforces negative automatic thoughts, which can become habitual and influence how we react to everyday situations.
Dysfunctional Thought Record
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To make negative automatic thoughts visible, try writing them down as soon as they arise. This helps bring them into awareness, making it easier to challenge and reframe them using tools from cognitive behavioral approaches.
Cognitive therapy helps clients identify distorted thinking patterns, and cognitive restructuring is the method used to replace these patterns with more balanced thoughts. This process supports in effecting belief change over time.
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