Wreck This Eating Disorder
This book is intended as a self-help journal for teenagers with eating disorders and incorporates elements of mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy and other general activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle.
This book is intended as a self-help journal for teenagers with eating disorders and incorporates elements of mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy and other general activities designed to promote a healthy lifestyle.
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Thought detectives<br />
Core beliefs are really important, often lots of other thoughts<br />
stem from them and if they’re negative then it can affect how you<br />
think about everything.<br />
They’re hard to identify and harder to challenge but here's a way<br />
to try and work it all out. You just have to be a bit of a detective<br />
and find the clues.<br />
Take a negative thought you often have, and trace it back to get<br />
to the core belief. To trace it back, ask yourself "If this were true,<br />
what does this mean about me?"<br />
An example is on the left, with a space for you to try it on the right.<br />
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Example<br />
Negative Thought<br />
“My friend didn’t want to<br />
meet up”<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
“I’m boring”<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
“Nobody likes me”<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
“I’m worthless”<br />
(CORE BELIEF)<br />
Negative Thought<br />
. .<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
. .<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
. .<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
. .<br />
(What does this mean?)<br />
. .<br />
(CORE BELIEF)
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