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Deep Introspection
5 mins

CBT Thought Record & Cognitive Reframe

A compassionate cognitive-behavioral framework to examine automatic negative thoughts, detect cognitive distortions, and uncover balanced rational perspectives.

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The Triggering Situation

What happened, when did it occur, and what external or internal events triggered emotional distress?

  • Situation:

Automatic Thoughts & Emotions

What immediate automatic thoughts arose in your mind, and what emotions are you experiencing right now?

  • Automatic Thought:
  • Emotion & Initial Intensity (0–100%):

Identifying Cognitive Distortions

Which cognitive patterns might be amplifying this distress (e.g., Catastrophizing, All-or-Nothing Thinking, Mind Reading, Overgeneralization)?

  • Identified Pattern:

Objective Evidence Examination

What factual evidence genuinely supports this thought, and what objective evidence points in a different or contradictory direction?

  • Evidence supporting the thought:
  • Evidence against the thought:

Balanced Alternative Perspective

What is a compassionate, realistic, and objective way to reframe this situation?

  • Balanced Reframe:
  • Re-rated Emotion Intensity (0–100%):

How to Practice This Reflection

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