CBT post: Communication and Challenging Distorted Thoughts -template

In the tool for Identifying Distorted Thoughts we made a log of some of our common responses that we know are not rational. Challenging those thoughts with rational counterexamples can turn down the volume on the feelings produced by the distorted thought. It does not always make them go away entirely, but it makes things easier to deal with, and helps you implement the Alternative Coping Skills we came up with last post.

Distorted Thought: They don't care about me.
Rational Response: Maybe they care, but forgot. I have forgotten important things about people I care about before.

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Rational Response:

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[Adapted from The CBT Toolbox by Jeff Riggenbach]

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