A student hears that five out of a hundred students failed a test in his math class. He gets down before he even knows his own results; he thinks that he must be one of those students for sure. His underlying belief might be, “I'm terrible at math, a failure at school, and I never do well at anything.” Here's how his unhelpful thought happened:
Underlying Belief: “I never do well at anything.”
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A friend can't hang out |
“No one wants to go out with me.” |
“I feel down.” |