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-Thoughts influence our feelings.
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-The connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
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-ABC CBT worksheet.
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-A. Activating Event
-B.  How did I feel, what did I do
-C. 
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+# Differentiating between thoughts and feelings
 You can say a feeling in one word, but if it starts turning into a phrase or sentence, it's probably a thought.
 
+As a way to understand if you
 The levels of responsibility:
-1. The unforseeable -> No way to predict it would happen -> Grief/sadness
+1. The unforeseeable -> No way to predict it would happen -> Grief/sadness
 2. Responsibility -> Played a role in the event, but didn't intend the outcome -> Regret
 3. Fault/blameworthiness -> Intended harm; intended the outcome -> Guilt
 
 # The ABC Worksheet
 1. Activating event: "*Something happens*"
 	- What was the thing that happened
-2. Believe/Stuck point
+2. Believe/Stuck point: "*I tell myself something*"
+	- What did you tell yourself because of the thing that happened?
+3. Consequence: "*I feel something*"
+	- How did the things you told yourself make you feel?
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+Are your thoughts from #2 helpful or realistic?
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+What are some things you could say to yourself instead that are more helpful or realistic?
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