Automatic Thoughts

ABSOLUTE
ALWAYS
BAD
CANNOT
CATASTROPHIC
DANGER
DISASTER
DISGUST
EMBARRASSED
EVERYONE
FAILURE
FOOLISH
HOPELESS
HUMILIATE
IDIOT
INADEQUATE
INFERIOR
MIND-READING
MUST
NEGATIVE
NOBODY
OVERGENERALIZE
POINTLESS
POLARIZED
RUINED
SHOULDS
TERRIBLE
TRAPPED
UNLIKEABLE
WORTHLESS

Thoughts that often occur relate to our overestimating or exaggerating the actual threat and underestimating or minimising our ability to cope:  I'm in danger right now  The worst possible scenario is going to happen  I won't be able to cope with it...Can you recognize some of your automatic thoughts...

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R O T D H J J J R U E V I T A G E N F F
R P T S E X B G L F X W I M E S E A Y B
K C S R Y N C X Z T M U H S I L O O F R
D Y L Q O A I V S E S Q U N L K D F G L
O R Z B E W W U G Z X E L B I R R E T E
O Z O E V Z M L R E T S A S I D H F R T
A D C M E X I N A D E Q U A T E Q S A A
Y J G Q R B N L C A N N O T K S S H P I
A R F T Y S D X A S D L U O H S Z N P L
G F I K O A - E T R L D F M E A T C E I
G G R R N I R L A C E C M L L R S S D M
A E Z G E M E B S T C N T D U R U S R U
F S E A F A A A T Y O N E A A A G E V H
A R W Z A B D E R P I I D G Y B S L E Q
D D D M I S I K O O C N D G R M I H F Q
H S P Y L O N I P O L A R I Z E D T H P
H S Y Q U L G L H O P E L E S S V R H Q
J E J K R U P N I N F E R I O R B O X O
J Q P A E T I U C Z G V P X N T P W O X
T X O M V E V E G L L Z R W H Z G V N S
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Answer Key for Automatic Thoughts

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1# # # D # # # # # # E V I T A G E N # #
2# # # S E # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
3# # # # Y N # # # T # # H S I L O O F #
4# # # # O A I # S # # # # # # # # # # #
5# # # B E # W U # # # E L B I R R E T E
6# # O # V Z M L R E T S A S I D # # R T
7# D # # E # I N A D E Q U A T E # # A A
8Y # # # R # N L C A N N O T # S S # P I
9# # # # Y # D # A S D L U O H S # # P L
10# # # # O A - E T R # # # # E A T # E I
11# # # # N # R L A # E # # L # R S S D M
12# # # G E # E B S T # N T D # R U S # U
13# # E # F A A A T # O N E # A A G E # H
14# R # # A B D E R # I I # G # B S L # #
15# # # # I S I K O O # # D # R M I H # #
16# # # # L O N I P O L A R I Z E D T # #
17# # # # U L G L H O P E L E S S V R # #
18# # # # R U # N I N F E R I O R # O # #
19# # # # E T # U C # # # # # # # # W # #
20# # # # # E # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTE  613s
ALWAYS  97nw
BAD  1614nw
CANNOT  98e
CATASTROPHIC  99s
DANGER  79sw
DISASTER  166w
DISGUST  1716n
EMBARRASSED  1616n
EVERYONE  55s
FAILURE  513s
FOOLISH  193w
HOPELESS  917e
HUMILIATE  2013n
IDIOT  1416nw
INADEQUATE  77e
INFERIOR  918e
MIND-READING  77s
MUST  76ne
NEGATIVE  181w
NOBODY  63sw
OVERGENERALIZE  1111nw
POINTLESS  916ne
POLARIZED  916e
RUINED  96nw
SHOULDS  169w
TERRIBLE  195w
TRAPPED  195s
UNLIKEABLE  819n
WORTHLESS  1818n