Monday, December 19, 2011

Help I have ANTs!

I found this article in the IDEA Fitness Journal. It reminds me of negative thinking published on 8/15/11 and contributing to another eating disorder published on 2/7/11, but it is another way of looking at common automatic negative thoughts or ANTs!
Therapists have identified 10 problematic ANTs:
  1. All or Nothing - "I just ate a cookie I might as well eat the box!"
  2. Always Thinking (overgeneralizing) - "I have always been fat, it will never change."
  3. Focusing on the Negative - "I just lost 10 pounds but I want to lose 15, I am a failure!"
  4. Thinking with your Feelings - "I feel like a loser I must be one."
  5. Guilt Beating - "I ought to go the gym more."
  6. Labeling - "I'm a slob"
  7. Fortune Telling - "This might work for a while but it will never work in the long run."
  8. Mind Reading - "Other people think I'm fat"
  9. Blame - It's your fault I gained weight because you won't exercise with me"
  10. Denial - " I only binge when I'm stressed out, not every day."

Do you have ANT's? What are you going to do to get rid of them? Some suggestions, next week...

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