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Sunday, August 8, 2010

ABC Technique!

ABC Technique

Think about:

  1. 1
    Your situation at the moment/What happened/etc. and try to be as objective as possible. Once you've done that, call it A.
  2. 2
    Your thoughts about the situation. Be careful: not your emotions, but your thoughts. Call themB.
  3. 3
    Your negative emotion(s) and reaction(s) that originated from your thoughts. Call it C.

When you're done, focus on your B. You cannot modify the situation, but can change your emotions through your thoughts. A simple example:

  1. 1
    A: My examination didn't go well.
  2. 2
    B: I could've done better, should have studied more, I'm so angry.
  3. 3
    C: Anger, frustration.