Review case study: A man or teenage boy planned to go to a movie Friday night and wanted to see a new suspense thriller. But his girlfriend said she didn’t want to go to that movie because it was too scary. See examples below of: A situation/trigger for negative thinking A negative thought from the case study. A neutral and a positive thought from the case study. Situation/Trigger Negative Neutral Thought Positive Thought Thought I can’t go to the I’m the one who Maybe we can I’m glad she trusts movie I want to see. works hard, so I come up with a me enough to tell It makes me feel deserve to do compromise. me how she feels. angry, frustrated, and what I want. She We’ll talk about it I don’t want her I feel unappreciated. can’t control me. again later. to be scared. His girlfriend prepared his favorite meal after work on Friday. They still had to decide which movie to go to. Situation/Trigger Negative Neutral Thought Positive Thought Thought She is trying to make She can’t The movie is not I like spending me feel better by manipulate me important time with her. giving me my favorite that easily. I still enough to argue This is a good food. It is deserve to do about. We can chance to be comforting. what I want to be flexible and together. We can do tonight. find a solution a movie we somehow. both like. What triggers your negative thinking?
Review case study: A man or teenage boy planned to go to a movie Friday night and wanted to see a new suspense thriller. But his girlfriend said she didn’t want to go to that movie because it was too scary. See examples below of: A situation/trigger for negative thinking A negative thought from the case study. A neutral and a positive thought from the case study. Situation/Trigger Negative Thought Neutral Thought Positive Thought I can’t go to the movie I want to see. It makes me feel angry, frustrated, and I feel unappreciated. I’m the one who works hard, so I deserve to do what I want. She can’t control me. Maybe we can come up with a compromise. We’ll talk about it again later. I’m glad she trusts me enough to tell me how she feels. I don’t want her to be scared. His girlfriend prepared his favorite meal after work on Friday. They still had to decide which movie to go to. Situation/Trigger Negative Thought Neutral Thought Positive Thought She is trying to make me feel better by giving me my favorite food. It is comforting. She can’t manipulate me that easily. I still deserve to do what I want to do tonight. The movie is not important enough to argue about. We can be flexible and find a solution somehow. I like spending time with her. This is a good chance to be together. We can a movie we both like. What triggers your negative thinking?