Dear Lindsey:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is all about correcting those “illogical things that I know are not true”. One exercise I did in CBT therapy with my then therapist was to state the initial thought that caused me anxiety, then correct the thought so it fits reality and then write how I feel after the correction. Also, write the kind of distortion in that initial thought (there is a list of such distortions).

I don’t know if you are familiar with this exercise. You may find this exercise online. My introduction to CBT was “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dummies”, it included a workbook, exercises and all. It may help you further in your efforts to correct your thinking, and in doing so, feel better.

anita