But What About Vanilla? (TCR4)

Our bad feelings aren't caused by what happens, but by what we think about what happens.

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• false

If we want to say good-bye to some of those bad feelings, then the first step is to ignore what we're thinking.

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• false

A Fact is... (choose all that apply).

• ...known to be true.

• ...can be proven.

• ...accepted by almost no one.

Here are some Facts: (choose all that apply).

• "Ice cream is a food."

• "Bicycles do not create pollution."

• "Math is a subject taught in school."

• "Chocolate is the best flavor."

• "All teachers are stupid."

A Belief is... (choose all that apply).

• ...an idea felt to be true by some people, but maybe not by others.

• ...may be true at one time, but not at another.

• ...usually has "I think..." in front of it.

• ...what people think about Facts.

• ...the same thing as a fact.

Here are some Beliefs: (choose all that apply).

• "Chocolate ice cream is great!"

• "Bicycles are better for transportation than cars."

• “Long division is a waste of time."

• "A month has between 28 and 31 days."

• "According to the law, kids have to go to school."

Beliefs that make sense are called:

• Facts

• Rational Beliefs

• Irrational Beliefs

Beliefs that DON'T make sense are called:

• Facts

• Rational Beliefs

• Irrational Beliefs

Choose the Irrational Beliefs:

• "The best ice cream is CHOCOLATE. Everyone must like chocolate! All the other flavors are awful! Anybody who doesn't like Chocolate is stupid!"

• "Everybody should ride a bike, all the time. People who drive cars are ruining everything! They should be fined!"

• "I flunked my math test 'cause my Mom made me runny eggs for breakfast! It made me so upset that I forgot all the long division facts! It's all her fault!"

• "I don't like Ted."

• "Ted is a boy."

She always gets to watch her program. I never get to decide what's on. It's all her fault I'm in a bad mood 'cause I had to watch her crummy ole program.

• Fact

• Rational Belief

• Irrational Belief