Thought Record — Éalú Psychotherapy

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Name*

The situation

What happened? Where were you, who was there, what led up to it?*

The thought

What went through your mind right then?*

The feeling

What did you feel? Name it in a word or two — anxious, ashamed, angry, whatever fits.*

Common thinking traps

Optional. Tick anything that feels like it might fit — sometimes naming the pattern is half the work.

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All-or-nothing thinking — Seeing things as entirely good or entirely bad, no middle ground. Catastrophising — Assuming the worst possible outcome. Mind reading — Assuming you know what someone else is thinking, usually something negative about you. Should statements — Telling yourself how you or others "should" be, and feeling bad when reality doesn't match. Emotional reasoning — Assuming something is true because it feels true — "I feel guilty, so I must have done something wrong." Discounting the positive — Brushing off good things as not counting, or as flukes. Labelling — Attaching a harsh label to yourself or someone else based on one thing that happened. Personalisation — Blaming yourself for something that wasn't fully in your control.

Weighing it up

What supports this thought being true?

What doesn't fit, or points the other way?

A more balanced thought

Taking all that in, what's a more balanced way to see it?*

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Klara has this and you can go through it together at your next session.