#upgradeyourthoughts
Different kinds of thoughts
💫There are 3 kinds of thoughts: automatic, assumptions and core beliefs.
Automatic thoughts
We are constantly thinking about things, all day long. These are automatic thoughts. There is no basic problem with these thoughts unless they are almost always negative.
Assumptions
Assumptions are the rules that we live by. They involve conditional statements or demand statements. For example: ‘People should be nice to each other’, ‘I should be perfect’. They are restrictive and not always true.
Core beliefs
These are strong, absolute statements we make, that we take as fact. They include:
I am…
others are…
the world is…
If our core beliefs are very negative and unbalanced they can contribute to having more frequent negative automatic thoughts.
Exactly what are you thinking?
Olivia
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Welcome, My name is Olivia Shepherd, and I am the founder of this awesome blog about depression and mental illness. I started this blog in 2016 after being diagnosed with Major Depression, Anxiety and PTSD. I didn't have anybody to talk too or share my feelings with, so I decided to share them publicly to help others.
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