The ObservatoryPut the thought on trial
A painful thought often feels like a truth. Here you examine it, calmly and methodically.
How it works
- Capture the thoughtWriteRate
- Examine the evidenceWrite
- ReframeWriteRate
Feelings follow thoughts, not just events. The same situation gives rise to different feelings depending on what we think about it. We start by capturing the thought exactly.
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Why does it work?
Identifying automatic thoughts and testing them against actual evidence (cognitive restructuring) is a central and well-studied method in CBT for anxiety and low mood. Source: Beck (1979); Hofmann et al., meta-analysis, Cognitive Therapy and Research (2012).
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