The “Unhelpful Thinking Habits Sheet” is a resource designed to help individuals recognise and understand common unhelpful thinking patterns that can negatively impact mental health. It aims to increase awareness of these patterns and encourage more positive thinking. Key features of this sheet include:
- Identification of Unhelpful Thinking Habits: The sheet lists various unhelpful thinking habits such as making negative predictions, unjustified judgements, catastrophising, perfectionism, wearing ‘negative glasses’, feeling-based reasoning, making mountains out of molehills, being triggered by negative memories, black and white thinking, mind reading, comparing oneself to others, and being overly self-critical.
- Examples and Descriptions: Each unhelpful thinking habit is explained with a brief description and an example to illustrate how it manifests in everyday situations.
- Encouraging Awareness: The sheet encourages individuals to identify which of these unhelpful thinking habits they recognise in themselves. This awareness is presented as the first step towards changing negative thoughts into more positive ones.
- Focus on Mental Health Impact: It highlights the importance of recognising and addressing these habits because their frequent occurrence can have a significant negative impact on one’s mental health.
This resource is beneficial for individuals seeking to understand and improve their mental health, as well as for professionals who support people in managing their thoughts and emotions. It provides a clear and concise overview of common negative thinking patterns and their impact, encouraging more positive and healthy thought processes.
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