Your thoughts and you

Info source:
http://medschool.ucsf.edu/latino/pdf/CBTDEN/instructor/thoughts1.pdf

• By “thoughts” we mean “sentences we tell ourselves.” (“Self talk”)

• At any point in time, we may have several thoughts, some of which we are aware of and many of which we are probably not aware of.

• Thoughts can have positive or negative effects on you.

• Thoughts can affect your body.

For example, when you have upsetting thoughts, your body may tense up.

• Thoughts can affect your actions (the way you behave or react to situations).

For example, if you go into a situation where you think “they won’t like me” you are
likely to behave in an uncomfortable and awkward way.

• Thoughts can affect your mood. (You will talk more about this later.)