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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

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