notes/personal/mental health/Cognitive behavior triangle.md
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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 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: "*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?
Are your thoughts from #2 helpful or realistic?
What are some things you could say to yourself instead that are more helpful or realistic?