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Negative Thinking Habits

For the month of September I have had the privileged of going into classrooms and teaching on unhelpful thinking habits. This is a concept that is from www.getselfhelp.co.uk. The focus of this is on the negative thinking patterns that our brains become accustom to. They are the patterns that create negative emotional reactions, negative thought processes and it could also create negative behaviors. Crazy to think that is how our brain works! 



If you take time to look at the original from Get self help UK you will see all of the patterns we fall into. I have adapted a version of this for our students on campus and our awesome Lower School students. 


This is a good conversation to have with your kids about how their thinking habits impact their behaviors, moods, reactions, attitudes and their relationships. A lot of time we have no idea when (and sometimes why) these thinking patterns happen so its up to us to create a check in with our emotions and our bodies. When you feel down or a mood shift, ask yourself "what is making me feel this way? Am I being judgy judgy/Judgmental? Am I holy moly thinking/ catastrophizing? Am I trying to be a fortune teller/ prediction? What would make my mood shift? What can I do to change my mood?" When we become more aware of our moods and we become more aware of when our bodies shift, we will be able to really be able to take control of our emotions and our outlook on things. When we know what thinking pattern we are falling into we can ask ourselves the antidote questions to possibly pull us out of our mood. 


Feelings are not always fun, but feelings serve a purpose. Ultimately it is our choice what feelings we allow to dictate our friendships, relationships, and all aspects of our day.

Today I choose to be happy, so can you!

Thank you for being good people 😊

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