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Thought Record Tips

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The thought record can be challenging to complete at first. The video below looks at some of the typical difficulties we face when doing thought records and how we can deal with them, as well as some tips to make the thought record more effective.

Thought Record Tips and Troubleshooting

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Depression Self-Help

  • Depression Home Page
  • What Causes Depression?
  • Am I Depressed?
  • 6 Tips to Treat Depression
  • Introduction to CBT for Depression
  • Why Depression is So Hard
  • Behavioral Activation
  • The STOP Exercise
  • Thoughts Are Not Facts
  • Automatic Negative Thoughts
  • Cognitive Distortions
  • All or Nothing Thinking
  • Negative Thinking and Depression
  • Cognitive Restructuring
  • Thought Records
  • Thought Record Tips
  • Behavioral Experiments
  • Problem Solving and Action Plans
  • How to Make Decisions
  • Letting Thoughts Go
  • Cognitive Defusion
  • Learned Helplessness and Depression
  • Pessimism and Depression
  • Increasing Optimism
  • Reducing Guilt and Shame
  • Should Statements
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Physical Symptoms
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Acceptance
  • Negative Core Beliefs
  • Changing Core Beliefs
  • Core Beliefs & Depression
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
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