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."