A template for writing down upsetting events, identifying the associated negative thoughts, and replacing them with more realistic, positive alternatives.
Using "musts" and "oughts" to motivate oneself, which often leads to guilt and frustration. IV. Practical Tools and Techniques The Feeling Good Handbook
The handbook's primary value lies in its . Key tools described in the book include: A template for writing down upsetting events, identifying
Viewing a single negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat. identifying the associated negative thoughts
Dwelling on a single negative detail while ignoring the positive.
Seeing things in black-and-white categories.
A central theme of the paper should be the "Ten Cognitive Distortions" Burns identifies as the root of emotional distress. These include: