Questions to Ask Yourself to Help Identify and Restructure Stressful Thinking 

Q1.      What are my thoughts about the event?

Q2.      What Stressful Thinking Errors could I be making?

        (See Stressful Thinking Errors Sheet)

Q3.      What Core Beliefs do I have that may be influencing my perception of the event?

        (see Core Beliefs Sheet)

Q4.      Are my thoughts on the event accurate?

Q5.      What objective evidence/objective facts are there to support my view?

Q6.      What alternative views are there of the event?

Q7.      Am I underestimating my ability to cope with the event?

Q8.      What is the worst that can happen if my view of the event is correct?

Q9.      What actions can I take to influence the event?

Q10. What is the worst thing that could happen to me or my family and how does this event compare to that?