Re: All or Nothing thinking
Everything you think can be measured on a mental image of a 10 cm ruler.
Most anxious people will think in a 'worst case scenario' extreme way and have been doing this for so long it's now automatic - which measures 1 on your ruler. ( I'm going to die )
Your homework, each and every time, is to think of what set of thoughts would measure a 10 on your ruler. ( I'm totally fine)
Then you need to consider where reality will measure up, and thats often somewhere nearer the middle and then try to concentrate your thinking on that area. (I feel rubbish but there is no evidence to show that I am dying- I'm still breathing , thinking, seeing and hearing and have a heart beat although it may be fast)
This can be applied to practical descisions as well as feelings.
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Meg
proactiveness, positivity, persistence, perseverance and practice = progress