Automatic thoughts
Automatic thoughts are quick, often involuntary interpretations of situations that influence emotions and behavior.
Definition
Automatic thoughts are not false by definition, but they often occur without conscious verification. They may include cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing, mind reading, or labeling. Working with them is about noticing, writing down and checking, not about forcing them out of your head.
Key ideas
Missing key ideas.
Practice and life
Write down a difficult situation, an automatic thought, an emotion, and a more balanced alternative based on facts.
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to believe every automatic thought just because it came quickly and strongly. The second mistake is to fight the thought instead of checking it.
Questions for self-reflection
No questions for self-reflection.
Sources
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