Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: The Basics - SMART Recovery
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: The Basics - SMART Recovery
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: The Basics - SMART Recovery
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THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF<br />
IRRATIONAL THINKING<br />
– I deserve better –<br />
poor me!<br />
– I’m such a failure<br />
�Self-pity Slfit or<br />
�Demandin<br />
Self-doubting<br />
g-<br />
ness<br />
�Low<br />
frustration<br />
tolerance �Awfulizing<br />
– I’m worthless! g<br />
– Life shouldn’t be so<br />
hard<br />
– You should be different<br />
– I should be different<br />
– I can’t stand it g<br />
– It’s terrible, awful, unfair<br />
– Negative exaggeration<br />
© Brett Saarela, September 27, 2002<br />
– Negative evaluation<br />
– We “crank it up” on our<br />
scale