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

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1# # N # # F O O L I S H # # # # # # # #
2# # E # # H # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
3# # G # # # U # # U # # C A N N O T # #
4# # A O # # # M N # # # I N F E R I O R
5# # T # V # # L I # # # H O P E L E S S
6F # I # # E I S T L # # P # E # # # # #
7A # V # # K R # Y S I W O R T H L E S S
8I E E # E # U G # A U A R # A # # # # #
9L # T A # # I # E # W G T # U # # # # #
10U # B U # Y N # M N # L S E Q # # # # #
11R L # R L D E # B # E # A I E # # # T S
12E # # E # O D # A A # R T # D # # O R S
13# # # G # B S # R # D # A # A # I # A E
14# # # N # O # B R # # # C L N D # # P L
15# # # A G N I D A E R - D N I M # # P T
16# # S D L U O H S # # # # # # Z U # E N
17# # # # # # # # S E N O Y R E V E S D I
18T E R R I B L E E # # # # # # # # # T O
19# R E T S A S I D # # D E Z I R A L O P
20# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTE  915nw
ALWAYS  1311nw
BAD  911se
CANNOT  133e
CATASTROPHIC  1313n
DANGER  416n
DISASTER  919w
DISGUST  1512nw
EMBARRASSED  99s
EVERYONE  1717w
FAILURE  16s
FOOLISH  61e
HOPELESS  135e
HUMILIATE  62se
IDIOT  1515ne
INADEQUATE  1515n
INFERIOR  134e
MIND-READING  1515w
MUST  1615se
NEGATIVE  31s
NOBODY  615n
OVERGENERALIZE  1111se
POINTLESS  2019n
POLARIZED  2019w
RUINED  77s
SHOULDS  916w
TERRIBLE  118e
TRAPPED  1911s
UNLIKEABLE  103sw
WORTHLESS  137e