Man still want to see a movie tonight. I’ve had a rough week at work, and – “I I need to wind down.” Woman we decide where to go, tell me what is going on at work. – “Before Maybe you will feel better after we talk.” Discuss - What was his situation/trigger? What Are Some Negative, Neutral, and Positive Thoughts? Negative can’t control me that easily. I deserve to do what I want – “She to do tonight, no matter how nice she acts.” Neutral movie is not important enough to argue about. I could go with – “The my friends sometime.” like spending time with her and talking. This is a good chance to Positive – “I build our relationship. It might even be better than going to watch that movie.” supper, we can either watch a movie on TV, or go to see a different “After movie that we both like.” What is an example of a negative feeling you had? What was the trigger event that may have caused it? How can you have less negative thinking and more positive thinking?
Man – “I still want to see a movie tonight. I’ve had a rough week at work, and I need to wind down.” Woman – “Before we decide where to go, tell me what is going on at work. Maybe you will feel better after we talk.” Discuss - What was his situation/trigger? What Are Some Negative, Neutral, and Positive Thoughts? Negative – “She can’t control me that easily. I deserve to do what I want to do tonight, no matter how nice she acts.” Neutral – “The movie is not important enough to argue about. I could go with my friends sometime.” Positive – “I like spending time with her and talking. This is a good chance to build our relationship. It might even be better than going to watch that movie.” “After supper, we can either watch a movie on TV, or go to see a different movie that we both like.” What is an example of a negative feeling you had? What was the trigger event that may have caused it? How can you have less negative thinking and more positive thinking?
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