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

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1# # # # # # # # # # H U M I L I A T E #
2# # # # S # # # # # O # # N # # B # # #
3# # # W T Y # # # E P # C F # # S # T #
4# # # O # O A # U V E # I E # # O # S #
5# # # R V # I W N I L # H R G # L T U #
6# # # T # E # D L T E # P I N # U S G #
7# # # H # M R # I A S # O O I # T U S #
8# # # L S B U G K G S # R R D # E M I #
9# # # E S A I # E E # # T R A P P E D #
10# # # S E R N # A N # # S E E # # # E R
11# # # S L R E # B # E # A # R # # # Z E
12# # # # T A D A L # # R T # - R # # I G
13# # # # N S D # E # # # A # D # I # R N
14# # # # I S H O U L D S C L N # # B A A
15# # # # O E T A U Q E D A N I O # # L D
16# # # # P D I S A S T E R # M Z B # O E
17T O N N A C # # # E N O Y R E V E O P #
18E R U L I A F # # # # H S I L O O F D #
19# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Y
20# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTE  171s
ALWAYS  107nw
BAD  911sw
CANNOT  617w
CATASTROPHIC  1313n
DANGER  2015n
DISASTER  616e
DISGUST  199n
EMBARRASSED  66s
EVERYONE  1717w
FAILURE  718w
FOOLISH  1818w
HOPELESS  111s
HUMILIATE  111e
IDIOT  97nw
INADEQUATE  1515w
INFERIOR  141s
MIND-READING  1515n
MUST  188n
NEGATIVE  1010n
NOBODY  1514se
OVERGENERALIZE  1111se
POINTLESS  516n
POLARIZED  1917n
RUINED  77s
SHOULDS  614e
TERRIBLE  139se
TRAPPED  139e
UNLIKEABLE  94s
WORTHLESS  44s