Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Daily Life
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CBT Therapist Contributor
ABC Model
The Activating Event (A) itself does not create the Consequence (C, emotion), but my Belief (B) about that event creates the emotion.
- ** A friend passed by without saying hello.
- ** “They are ignoring me”, “Did I do something wrong?” (Cognitive Distortion)
- ** Depression, Anxiety.
Reframing Thoughts
Raise objections to the automatic negative thoughts (B). “Maybe they just didn’t see me?”, “They might be busy.” Changing thoughts changes emotions. Keeping a ‘Mood Follow-up Journal’ documenting this helps greatly.**
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