The Steps to Feeling Good
The steps to feeling good are:
- Writing down a brief description of the negative emotions you feel
- Writing down what triggers these emotions
- Outlining what you can do to replace the negative thoughts with more positive ones.
With this in mind, complete the chart below. Add other emotions if you like.
| Sadness or depression | Events that involve a loss: a romantic rejection, the death of a loved one, job or money problems, aging, poor health, the failure to reach a personal goal. | You may tell yourself you can never be happy without the thing you have lost or that person whom you loved so much. You may feel a loss of self-esteem because you tell yourself you’re inferior or unlovable. | Identify that this is only one aspect of your life. Identify ways that you can minimize the sense of loss. Find ways to interrupt the cycle of negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. |
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