Common Negative/ Positive Cognitions
Negative Cognitions Positive Cognitions
"I'm not good enough" "I am good enough"
"I am a bad person" "I am a good/ loving person"
"I am incompetent" "I am competent"
"I don't deserve love" "I deserve/ can have love"
"I am worthless" "I am worthy/ worthwhile"
"I am inadequate" "I am adequate"
"I am unlovable" "I am lovable"
"I deserve only bad things" "I deserve good things"
"I am insignificant/ unimportant" "I am significant/ important"
"I am permanently damaged" "I am/ can be healthy"
"I am stupid" "I am intelligent"
"I don't belong" "I am OK as I am"
"I deserve to die/ be miserable" "I deserve to live/ be happy"
"I am helpless" "I now have choices"
"I am a failure" "I can succeed"
"I can't handle it" "I can handle it"
"I'm not safe" "I am safe now"