Reframing critical self-talk worksheet
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this reframing critical self-talk worksheet?
The theory behind reframing critical self-talk is based on the idea that our thoughts influence our emotions and behaviors. Negative thoughts, such as self-criticism, can lead to negative emotions and negative behaviors. Reframing critical self-talk involves identifying and changing negative thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes in order to improve one’s emotional and psychological well-being. This can be done through techniques such as cognitive restructuring, which involves identifying and challenging negative thoughts, and replacing them with more balanced and positive thoughts. A worksheet can be used as a tool to guide individuals through this process by providing prompts and exercises to help them identify and reframe their negative thoughts
How will the worksheet help?
The reframing critical self-talk worksheet can help individuals in several ways:
- Identifying negative thoughts: The worksheet can help individuals become more aware of their negative thoughts and patterns of self-criticism. This increased awareness can be the first step in changing negative thought patterns.
- Challenge negative thoughts: The worksheet can provide prompts and exercises to help individuals challenge the validity of their negative thoughts and beliefs. This can be done by questioning the evidence for and against thought and looking at the situation from a different perspective.
- Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts: The worksheet can provide suggestions and exercises to help individuals come up with more balanced and positive thoughts to replace their negative thoughts. This can help to improve one’s emotional and psychological well-being.
- Creating a habit: Using worksheets regularly can help individuals make it a habit of identifying, challenging, and replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts, which can lead to more positive attitudes and behaviors over time.
Overall, the reframing critical self-talk worksheet can serve as a useful tool for individuals looking to improve their emotional and psychological well-being by changing negative thought patterns.
How to use the worksheet?
In this worksheet first of all the client is asked to reflect on the thoughts he had throughout the day. Then the client is asked to see if he has critical self-talk throughout the day. If yes then mention it in the negative thoughts column. then the client is asked to challenge the thoughts he has. Then the client is asked to reframe his thoughts. This worksheet is easy to use just follow the instructions.
