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20 Questions to Challenge Negative Thinking

This document presents 20 questions to help change negative thoughts. The questions focus on identifying whether the thoughts are facts or hasty conclusions, considering other perspectives, the effects of negative thinking, cognitive errors such as black-and-white thinking or self-blame, and accepting things as they are instead of worrying about how they should be.

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20 Questions to Challenge Negative Thinking

This document presents 20 questions to help change negative thoughts. The questions focus on identifying whether the thoughts are facts or hasty conclusions, considering other perspectives, the effects of negative thinking, cognitive errors such as black-and-white thinking or self-blame, and accepting things as they are instead of worrying about how they should be.

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20 QUESTIONS

TO HELP CHANGE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

What is the evidence?

Am I confusing a thought with a fact?


Am I jumping to conclusions?

What alternative viewpoints exist?

Am I considering my perspective as the only possible one?

What effects does thinking the way I do have?

4. Do negative thoughts help me or drown me?


5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of thinking this way?
Am I asking myself questions that have no answers?

What types of cognitive errors am I making?

Am I thinking in terms of all or nothing?


Am I using 'ultimatum' words in my thinking?
Am I condemning myself as a person simply on the basis of a
isolated fact?
Am I focusing on my weaknesses, forgetting about my strengths?
Am I blaming myself for something that is really not my fault?
Am I taking things personally that have little or nothing to do with me?
come with me?
Am I waiting to be perfect?
Am I using a different criterion for myself and for others?
Am I only paying attention to the dark and negative side of things?
16. Am I overestimating the chances of a disaster occurring?
Am I exaggerating the importance of the events?
18. Am I worrying about how things should be instead of
to accept them as they are?
19. Am I believing that I cannot do anything to change my situation?
20. Am I predicting the future instead of experiencing it?

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