Jumping to Conclusions: Making negative conclusions When I move my back Hurt does not equal harm. of events that are not on so it must be bad for fact. me to move. Emotional Reasoning: Believing how you feel I feel useless, so I am Even though I can’t do all the things reflects how things really are. useless. I used to do, it doesn’t mean I can’t do anything. Disqualifying the Positive: Focusing on only the bad and So what if I am doing Doing more is important for me to discounting the good. more, I am still in pain. live the life I want to live. Used with permission from K.M. Phillips, Ph.D. COPING STATEMENTS
Jumping to Conclusions: Making negative conclusions of events that are not on fact. When I move my back so it must be bad for me to move. Hurt does not equal harm. Emotional Reasoning: Believing how you feel reflects how things really are. I feel useless, so I am useless. Even though I can’t do all the things I used to do, it doesn’t mean I can’t do anything. Disqualifying the Positive: Focusing on only the bad and discounting the good. So what if I am doing more, I am still in pain. Doing more is important for me to live the life I want to live. Used with permission from K.M. Phillips, Ph.D. COPING STATEMENTS
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