Overcoming Thoughts

In this activity, you will learn skills to overcome a thought you struggle with. With practice, you can integrate these skills into your life, helping you gain greater control over your thoughts and actions.

What thought are you struggling with right now?

Work on other common thoughts. Click on the thought you’d like to work on below to start.

1. Some thoughts come to our mind so quickly that it seems like they must be true. We often accept these thoughts without considering other ways of thinking.
  Let’s rework the thought you struggle with. What is a healthier version of your thought above? This might be a different way of viewing the situation or a more compassionate statement to tell yourself.
2. Looking at evidence for your reworked thought reinforces that thought. It encourages a more self-compassionate way of thinking.
  What evidence in your life supports your reworked thought above?
3. Sometimes reworked thoughts don’t seem believable. This may be because there are core automatic beliefs driving your initial negative thought. These core beliefs can influence the way we see ourselves, other people, and the world.
  What core belief is driving your initial thought above? (If you are struggling to identify it, try asking yourself, “If this were true, what would it mean about me? Why does this matter to me? What would happen if this were true? What would happen next?”)
4. Like reworking thoughts, we can rework core beliefs by identifying healthier beliefs. A healthier belief might be a different way of viewing the world or yourself, especially a more self-compassionate statement to tell yourself.
  Rework the core belief. What is a healthier version of your core belief?
5. One way to reinforce a healthier belief is to find evidence that supports the healthier belief rather than the core belief.
  What evidence in your life supports this healthier core belief?
6. Being hurt sucks. Part of healing is letting go and working towards believing your new healthier thoughts.
  Why is it important for you to let go of this thought? OR What would letting go of this thought let you do?
7. Recognizing biased thoughts, reworking them, and reinforcing these healthier thoughts is a skill. With practice, this skill can become more intuitive and eventually become a habit.
  This practice can help you feel more hopeful, confident and in control of your situation.
  Pretend you’re talking to a friend. What would you say to encourage them to recognize and rework thoughts like you do above?
8. What good would come from reflecting on your thought and reworking it like you did above?
1. What you do influences how you feel and think. If you change what you do, you can change how you feel and what you think.
  What could you do to make you feel better or think differently than the thought above?
2. When we do things despite having thoughts we struggle with, we can better reach our goals.
  What success might come from doing the thing above?
3. When you do new things, it is helpful to identify obstacles you might face.
  What is one obstacle you may encounter if you do the thing above?
4. Now that you’ve identified the obstacle, imagine how you could respond to it in a way that allows you to continue moving forward.
  How will you deal with that obstacle you identified to do the thing above?
5. Just like packing a bag for a vacation, sometimes you need to take steps to prepare to do something.
  What would be the first step of doing the thing above?
6. Sometimes we need support or encouragement to get something done – like a workout buddy or a to-do list to check something off.
  What would you need to help you do the thing above?
7. Recognizing biased thoughts and doing something despite them is a useful skill that can make us think and feel better.
  Pretend you’re talking to a friend. What would you say to encourage them to do things despite thoughts, like you did above.
8. What good would come from reflecting on your thought and reflecting on doing something to think and feel better like you did above?

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I don't know what's wrong with me. I feel like a failure because I don't know how to cope or regulate. I feel alone
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I wish I could disappear. I wish I could escape from this nightmare
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fear of flying
"fear of flying"
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I don't fit in anywhere. I'm lying about myself, or I don't know who I am. All of the things I've put work in to these past ten years were a waste of my early adulthood, and I'm always going to be unhappy
"I don't fit in anywhere. I'm lying about myself, or I don't know who I am. All of the things I've put work in to these past ten years were a waste of my early adulthood, and I'm always going to be unhappy"
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weird thoughts about strangers
"weird thoughts about strangers"
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im a disappointment
"im a disappointment"
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i am struggling with the feeling on loneliness and how i have no one to talk to or no one to spend time with.
"i am struggling with the feeling on loneliness and how i have no one to talk to or no one to spend time with."
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Myself. I can't concentrate
"Myself. I can't concentrate"
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Death
"Death"
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depression
"depression"
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Trust
"Trust"
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Infidelity
"Infidelity"
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Ça sert à rien d'aller prendre une marche, c'est une perte de temps
"Ça sert à rien d'aller prendre une marche, c'est une perte de temps"
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Ça sert à rien d'aller prendre des marches, c'est une perte de temps
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I am selfish
"I am selfish"
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No one likes me
"No one likes me"
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Sadness, quarrel
"Sadness, quarrel"
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Insecurity
"Insecurity"
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I’m gonna be alone
"I’m gonna be alone"
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Why am I such a failure?
"Why am I such a failure?"
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New hookers. Switchblades. Shark attack.
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Homecoming queen hung by her hair
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Lighting your dress on fire
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Will I be able to take revenge
"Will I be able to take revenge"
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Will I be able to take revenge
"Will I be able to take revenge"
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People hating me
"People hating me"
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I want to break up my boyfriend. But i cant because our parents know each other and we live together. Just so much things has changed after i live with my boyfriend. And now im thinking that i cant get back my old lifestyle
"I want to break up my boyfriend. But i cant because our parents know each other and we live together. Just so much things has changed after i live with my boyfriend. And now im thinking that i cant get back my old lifestyle"
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Worthlessness
"Worthlessness"
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im an abuser who ruins peoples lives
"im an abuser who ruins peoples lives"
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School
"School"
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Sexual thoughts
"Sexual thoughts"
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self appearance
"self appearance"
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No hope for the future
"No hope for the future"
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"I feel like a bad person" "Nerd mind" "You're just too bad for this world, the only hobby you can do is to hurt people." "That's why nobody wants to be around you."
""I feel like a bad person" "Nerd mind" "You're just too bad for this world, the only hobby you can do is to hurt people." "That's why nobody wants to be around you.""
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No one cares about me they just use me
"No one cares about me they just use me"
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he doesn't like me
"he doesn't like me"
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work related stress and burnout
"work related stress and burnout"
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fear of covid
"fear of covid"
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that i wont be able to have enough money to live
"that i wont be able to have enough money to live"
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I'll lose my dearest connection to the people that I've loved.
"I'll lose my dearest connection to the people that I've loved."
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anxiety
"anxiety"
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so frustrated i feel like im losing my mind
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constantly thinking and worrying about family members and even pets dying
"constantly thinking and worrying about family members and even pets dying"
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I am a bad person
"I am a bad person"
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Death and dying
"Death and dying"
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Going to work
"Going to work"
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work
"work"
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depression
"depression"
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my health
"my health"
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That I can’t give what Manav needs for his happiness. That I can’t give him a baby
"That I can’t give what Manav needs for his happiness. That I can’t give him a baby"
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immortality
"immortality"
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I want to die
"I want to die"
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I want to dio
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I'm afraid for the future of my children
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Overwhelming grief over the loss of my father.
"Overwhelming grief over the loss of my father."
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O can't eat, i can't stop cutting, and more
"O can't eat, i can't stop cutting, and more"
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I am unable to stand up for myself
"I am unable to stand up for myself"
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Hate being myself
"Hate being myself"
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I feel so alone and I think it's going to get worse
"I feel so alone and I think it's going to get worse"
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Everything
"Everything"
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mental health
"mental health"
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Mi bebe
"Mi bebe"
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Hate life
"Hate life"
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I am scared of everyday thoughts and dont feel confident sometimes and i am scared of everyday tasks due to stress and relationship problems and assault
"I am scared of everyday thoughts and dont feel confident sometimes and i am scared of everyday tasks due to stress and relationship problems and assault"
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