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1. Be aware of your thoughts. Keep a journal and write down all your negative thoughts. You cannot change the way you think unless you understand how you think and talk to yourself about situations.

2. Once you have identified your negative thoughts and patterns of thinking then you can develop positive statements to substitute for the negative ones.

Example:

Negative statement – I am so dumb, I always forget something.

Positive statement – Forgetting things are normal, I just need to write a list to help me remember things. I can love myself even though I forget once in a while.

3. Using the journal can help, but better yet; Evaluate how you feel. If you are changing to a positive pattern of thinking you will worry and catastrophize less, which contributes to a sense of well-being.

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