We talked about feelings and we talked about cognitive distortions, now what? Now we put them into our model of A-B-C-D. A is for an event. B is for the cogbitive distortion. C is for the feeling you have about A, which is influencing C. D is what you state to yourself to dispute B. An example is someone got a B on a test at work. They run to the bathroom to cry. They are thinking to themselves that they should have had a perfect score. They are sad, mad and ashamed of themselves. In this example A is getting a B on the test. B is the expectation of getting an area. C is the crying, sadness and shame with getting a B. D is saying to yourself a B is a good grade. Its okay I didnt get an A. This is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Lets write using some examples of your cognitive distortions we talked about earlier. Snuggle in. Set your intention to working through the model on an event in your life. Ground like a tree. Mindfully scan your body. Now begin "I feel when I ....." #365
Cristi Habermann MA LPC-MH Counseling 