Self-Talk & Self-Care (a Poll)

Have you ever...

jumped to conclusions?

(assumed what others are thinking, or made predictions about what will happen without much supporting evidence?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

personalized?

(blamed yourself for something over which you have little or no control?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

catastrophized?

(believed that a situation will definitely end in the absolute worst possible outcome, maybe even exaggeratedly bad?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

engaged in "should-ing?"

(told yourself you "should" be or feel a certain way, even if it's unrealistic or that's just not where you're at?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

overgeneralized?

(taken one example and applied it to all present and past experiences?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

magnified and minimized?

(focused on the positive attributes of others while making your own good qualities seem insignificant?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

labeled yourself?

(decided to call yourself something based on one or a few experiences?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

engaged in emotional reasoning?

(drawn conclusions based solely on how you're feeling in the moment?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

purposefully thought about your personal strengths?

(do you remind yourself what you're good at? what you've accomplished recently, big or small?)

• I do this often.

• I do this sometimes.

• I do this rarely or never.

Have you ever...

embraced your flaws?

(are there things about you that are imperfect, but that you still like?)

• I do this often.

• I sometimes do this.

• I do this rarely or never.