{"id":15451,"date":"2015-10-07T00:10:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T00:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartrecoverybc.com\/?page_id=15451"},"modified":"2015-10-07T00:10:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T00:10:52","slug":"challenging-my-unhelpful-idea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartrecoverybc.com\/index.php\/resources\/tool-chest-and-homework\/challenging-my-unhelpful-idea.html","title":{"rendered":"Challenging My Unhelpful Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>6 Questions: Challenging My Unhelpful Idea<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n1<\/strong>. What idea have I strongly and persistently held that I now realize to be the cause of many problems &#8211; emotional or otherwise &#8211; in my life?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<\/strong>. What&#8217;s wrong with this idea? What makes it unrealistic, extreme, illogical and\/or unreasonable?<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<\/strong>. How does this idea push me and others around? What are the consequences of doggedly holding on to this idea?<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<\/strong>. Is it helping me get what I want or hurting me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5<\/strong>. Is there any proof to support this irrational and\/or unhelpful idea?<\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong>. Imagine that I&#8217;m trying to convince another person why it doesn&#8217;t make sense to think that way; what persuasive counterarguments would convince him or her?<\/p>\n<p>Note to myself: I will try to notice when this old unhelpful idea seems to be at the root of some new distress. I will regularly read what I&#8217;ve written on this sheet to help myself think more clearly, feel better, and act more wisely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartrecoverybc.com\/toolchest\/Challenging_My_Unhelpful_Idea.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartrecoverybc.com\/images\/pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" align=\"absmiddle\" border=\"0\" \/> Printer-friendly version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Questions: Challenging My Unhelpful Idea &nbsp; 1. What idea have I strongly and persistently held that I now realize to be the cause of many problems &#8211; emotional or otherwise &#8211; in my life? 2. What&#8217;s wrong with this idea? What makes it unrealistic, extreme, illogical and\/or unreasonable? 3. 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