Tag: unhelpful thinking styles

Spotting automatic negative thoughts becomes easier with a clear list of common unhelpful thinking styles, including catastrophising, mind reading, personalisation and black and white thinking. The sheet gives concise explanations…

In therapy sessions, psychoeducation groups or at home after an appointment, a clear list of common unhelpful thinking styles can help people spot patterns in their thoughts before they become…

Unhelpful thinking styles are the focus of this CBT depression module, with clear explanations of common cognitive distortions such as mental filtering, jumping to conclusions, personalisation, catastrophising, black and white…

Clients, therapists and mental health practitioners working with social anxiety can use this printable CBT information sheet to identify common unhelpful thinking styles, cognitive distortions and thinking errors that may…

In everyday reflection on anxiety, low mood or stress, catastrophising is often the thinking pattern that turns a small worry into a much larger threat. The handout explains this unhelpful…

Evidence testing is the main skill in this CBT handout, helping people pause, check the facts, and question automatic thoughts before accepting them as true. This challenging unhelpful thinking styles…

Overgeneralisation is the focus of this printable CBT handout, showing how words such as “always”, “never”, “everyone” and “every” can turn one difficult moment into a much wider, more discouraging…

Clients using CBT, counselling or guided self-help can use this printable thought diary to record situations, automatic thoughts, feelings, body sensations and unhelpful thinking styles in one simple table. This…

Adults, clients and mental health practitioners looking for a printable CBT thought diary for depression will find a structured ABCDE worksheet here, with space to record triggers, hot thoughts, feelings,…

CBT practitioners, counsellors, mental health workers and clients may find this anxiety handout useful when noticing patterns behind worry, low mood, stress or self-criticism. It gives a clear one-page overview…

The “Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) and Unhelpful Thinking Styles” sheet is a resource aimed at helping individuals identify and challenge negative thinking patterns. It explains various unhelpful thinking styles such…