The automatic thought record worksheet is an important instrument when learning to identify your automatic thoughts and how they are related to your emotional states. This instrument is seen in cognitive behavioral therapy also known as CBT. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that alters defective emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. The CBT thought record identifies negative automatic thoughts, help clients comprehend the links between thoughts and emotions, analyze the evidence for the negative automatic thoughts and help you to think of a more realistic and balanced perspective. In week one of my simple thought record I realized that I was experiencing a lot of similar emotions. In my introduction to psychological
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This occurred when I was on the phone with my grandpa who I have called daddy since the day i could talk. Although we weren’t speaking of anything to make the mood sad, I started to think about what I would do if he wasn’t around, and who I would have to talk to. The first thing that came to my mind is that the world would stop due to not having him around and that I would feel empty. I saw myself standing on the beach on a gloomy day staring off into the clouds lost and unsure of what was next. I stood there until the sun came out .To me this meant that it will definitely be a challenge not having him around, not being able to just pick up the phone and call him to tell him how my day was or stop by the house just to check on him. The sun at the end symbolized that he is in a better place where he would want me to be the best I can be and make him …show more content…
I did not know 95% of the crowd which made me feel a little weird. Shortly after being there I knocked over someone plate that was at the edge of the table. I immediately felt ashamed, embarrassed and humiliated. I heard a voice in my head say I am so clumsy, I am such an idiot, why am I so foolish?. I couldn’t stop thinking about the incident and how everyone’s eyes were on me. I told myself that everyone makes mistakes and it was not my fault. If my friend was there she would say stop overthinking it, no one is studying something that happened at the beginning of the party, they are enjoying their
This occurred when I was on the phone with my grandpa who I have called daddy since the day i could talk. Although we weren’t speaking of anything to make the mood sad, I started to think about what I would do if he wasn’t around, and who I would have to talk to. The first thing that came to my mind is that the world would stop due to not having him around and that I would feel empty. I saw myself standing on the beach on a gloomy day staring off into the clouds lost and unsure of what was next. I stood there until the sun came out .To me this meant that it will definitely be a challenge not having him around, not being able to just pick up the phone and call him to tell him how my day was or stop by the house just to check on him. The sun at the end symbolized that he is in a better place where he would want me to be the best I can be and make him …show more content…
I did not know 95% of the crowd which made me feel a little weird. Shortly after being there I knocked over someone plate that was at the edge of the table. I immediately felt ashamed, embarrassed and humiliated. I heard a voice in my head say I am so clumsy, I am such an idiot, why am I so foolish?. I couldn’t stop thinking about the incident and how everyone’s eyes were on me. I told myself that everyone makes mistakes and it was not my fault. If my friend was there she would say stop overthinking it, no one is studying something that happened at the beginning of the party, they are enjoying their