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"