How to Change Your Self Defeating Beliefs

The video by Tracy Marx focuses on challenging cognitive distortions using a thought record. It explains cognitive restructuring, a technique in cognitive behavior therapy, and provides a step-by-step guide to recognizing and challenging automatic thoughts. The video offers resources like worksheets and emotion cards to aid in the process. It emphasizes the importance of recording thoughts, emotions, and sensations, and introduces a method of putting emotions on trial to evaluate and restructure thoughts.

Explain the process of putting your emotions on trial as a method to challenge negative thoughts.

What questions can you ask yourself to evaluate the validity of a negative thought?

How can recognizing the type of automatic thought you had help in restructuring your thinking?