Now that you know what a 'self-defeating thought" looks like, it is time to start noticing your own. Simply noticing or observing your thoughts will help you to realize that:
- thoughts are temporary mental events
- thoughts are not necessarily true
- you don't need to become emotionally entangled in your thoughts
- you can let some thoughts simply pass by
- you can examine other thoughts more closely and challenge them if that seems helpful
- you are not your thoughts