anxiety troubling thoughts page 5
Unhelpful ideas
How much do you agree with the following statements? Give yourself a score from '0', meaning 'I don't believe that at all' to '10', meaning 'I completely agree.'
- Everyone should always love and approve of me
- I should always be able, competent and successful
- It’s terrible and very disturbing when things don’t go my way
- Bad luck (or other factors outside my control) cause my unhappiness
- I should worry all the time when things don’t go well
- It’s easier to avoid difficult situations than it is to face up to them
- I need someone to be with and to lean on
- I can’t do anything about my problems as I’ve had them a long time
- I don't like the way I feel but I can't help it I just have to accept it
- I know every problem has a solution and I should be able to find it.