Tool Overview
Psychologists have identified a number of typical unhelpful thinking styles. Familiarising yourself with them can help you recognise them quickly so you can challenge them and reframe them as more helpful or balanced thoughts.
When to Use This Tool
This tool is about educating ourselves in unhelpful styles. Familiarise yourself with them by reading the sheet below and start to recognise what type of unhelpful thinking styles you might have.
How To Use This Tool
Start to pay attention to the words you use and recognise your own unhelpful thinking styles so that you can reframe them as more helpful thoughts using the ABC or disputing unhelpful thinking tools.
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