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Sample
thought
record
(TR)
completed
by


depressed
pt:

TRIGGER SITUATION FEELING AUTOMATIC THINKING ERRORS
What were you doing or What were you feeling? THOUGHTS #1 jumping to
thinking when you started How bad did you feel What went through your conclusions
to feel bad? (1-10, 10 is the worst) mind? #2 over-generalizing
#3 either/or

EXAMPLES: I feel discouraged, -I should be able to find -Over-generalizing (also


I can’t find a situation for depressed, hopeless (9) many situations for a TR. predicting the future,
thought record. -If I can’t even find one catastrophizing, mind
situation, then I’m a reading & using “should”
hopeless case. statements).
-I’m never going to feel
any better.

My daughter calls to ask I feel sad, down -I miss spending time -Jumping to conclusions,
me to send her something. depressed (10) with my kids. over-generalizing.
When I try to have more -There really is something
of a conversation, she wrong with me.
hurries to get off the -My kids don’t like me.
phone
-I have failed as a father.

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