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    This document provides instructions for completing an automatic thought record worksheet. The worksheet is a tool for identifying, understanding, and correcting distorted or faulty thinking. [1] The instructions guide the user to write down the situation that triggered unpleasant feelings, the automatic negative thoughts and emotions experienced, and how strongly they were believed or felt. [2] Users are then prompted to identify cognitive distortions and generate more adaptive responses by considering alternative outcomes and scenarios. [3] Completing the worksheet helps users challenge automatic thoughts and assess how their feelings change as a result.

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    This document provides instructions for completing an automatic thought record worksheet. The worksheet is a tool for identifying, understanding, and correcting distorted or faulty thinking. [1] The instructions guide the user to write down the situation that triggered unpleasant feelings, the automatic negative thoughts and emotions experienced, and how strongly they were believed or felt. [2] Users are then prompted to identify cognitive distortions and generate more adaptive responses by considering alternative outcomes and scenarios. [3] Completing the worksheet helps users challenge automatic thoughts and assess how their feelings change as a result.

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    This document provides instructions for completing an automatic thought record worksheet. The worksheet is a tool for identifying, understanding, and correcting distorted or faulty thinking. [1] The instructions guide the user to write down the situation that triggered unpleasant feelings, the automatic negative thoughts and emotions experienced, and how strongly they were believed or felt. [2] Users are then prompted to identify cognitive distortions and generate more adaptive responses by considering alternative outcomes and scenarios. [3] Completing the worksheet helps users challenge automatic thoughts and assess how their feelings change as a result.

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    This document provides instructions for completing an automatic thought record worksheet. The worksheet is a tool for identifying, understanding, and correcting distorted or faulty thinking. [1] The instructions guide the user to write down the situation that triggered unpleasant feelings, the automatic negative thoughts and emotions experienced, and how strongly they were believed or felt. [2] Users are then prompted to identify cognitive distortions and generate more adaptive responses by considering alternative outcomes and scenarios. [3] Completing the worksheet helps users challenge automatic thoughts and assess how their feelings change as a result.

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    Automatic Thought Record

    If you have noticed some distorted thinking in yourself, you know that it can be distressing and difficult
    to address. The good news is that it is absolutely possible to identify, understand, and correct our faulty
    ways of thinking, and that’s exactly what this worksheet will help you do.
    Intensity of

    Thought(s)
    Automatic
    Response
    Adaptive
    A More
    Your Response
    Emotion(s)
    You Felt
    That Occurred
    Thought(s)
    Automatic
    Situation
    Date/Time

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    Instructions:

    1. Write down the date and time of the situation.

    2. Describe the situation. Ask yourself what led to this event, and what caused the unpleasant feelings
    you are experiencing.

    3. Write down the automatic negative thoughts that came up. Note the thoughts and images that
    arose and note how much you believed these thoughts on a scale from 1 (did not believe at all) to
    10 (believed completely).

    4. Identify the emotions that were running through your mind along with the thoughts and images.
    Thoughts have a more structured feel (e.g., “I’m a failure”) while emotions are generally wordless
    (e.g., feeling inadequate or ashamed). Rate each emotion’s intensity on a scale from 1 (barely felt it)
    to 10 (completely overwhelming).

    5. Describe your response. Note which cognitive distortions or faulty thinking styles you were
    employing at the time. Think about what your worst-case scenario is in this situation. Rate how
    likely you think the worst-case scenario is on a scale from 1 (not at all likely) to 10 (extremely likely).

    6. Come up with a more adaptive response. Note the evidence that your automatic thoughts are
    correct, and consider the possibility of other outcomes. Write down the best-case scenario to
    counter the worst-case scenario, then come up with a “most realistic” scenario. Rate the likelihood
    of the most realistic scenario on a scale from 1 (not at all likely) to 10 (extremely likely).

    7. Afterwards, think about the outcome of the event. Do you feel the same as before you challenged
    your automatic thought? Do you still believe your automatic thought(s) just as much, or are you
    considering the more positive or more likely scenarios? Think about how you felt before and how
    you feel now. Rate the intensity of the automatic thoughts now.

    Note: You may need more paper to complete an entry, and that’s okay!

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