Section summary, we identified and challenged core beliefs, we saw how these beliefs do double duty
as they not only lead to negative automatic thoughts, but also create a mental filter that can interfere
with our ability to to evaluate those automatic thoughts objectively.
It's not easy to alter our core beliefs, and doing so takes persistent practice, bland to be patient
with yourself as you modify these deeply held beliefs that work for dissection includes multiple techniques
for identifying and changing your core beliefs, no triggering themes in your negative automatic thoughts.
Use the down word technique to explore the meaning of your automatic thoughts.
Review aspects of your past that may have shaped your core beliefs.
Test based and current evidence that may or may not support your core beliefs.
Practice leading with the positive in situations that are likely to trigger automatic thoughts related
to your core beliefs.
Keep a daily record of three things that went well and why.
And finally, over time, you can shift towards simply shrugging off inaccurate thoughts.