The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #76327   Message #1354286
Posted By: dianavan
11-Dec-04 - 05:52 PM
Thread Name: BS: Mind-Body health connection
Subject: RE: BS: Mind-Body health connection
Got this from the MS site"

"Cutting stress down to size

Are any of these thought patterns yours?

· You think "total failure" whenever you're short of absolute perfection.

Try instead: "I did a pretty good job—I'll do it better next time."

· You think you are responsible for everything: "I wonder what I did to make him feel like that?"

Try instead: "I am not the center of everyone's world."

· You think "should" about everything: "I should be treated fairly."

Try instead: "I'd like to be treated fairly, but ... "

· You think: "I probably won't be able to do that ... no use trying."

Try instead: "I think I'll give it a try and see how far I can go."

· You think one thing is every thing: "I messed that up, I'll mess up everything."

Try instead: "I am not very good at that, but I'm good at many other things."