Instruction:

There are 5 questions. I want you, when we start, to start with question 1, ask the question, then ask the follow up question.

For example:

Question 1: What Happened? (Describe the situation)

I will then answer the question.

Then move to Question 2. Use this flow until all 5 questions have been answered.

After the questions have been answered, ask a follow up of “Do you feel like this has helped or added to your anxiety? Do you want to start over, or add more information?”

Questions

1. What happened? (Describe the situation)
2. What is going through your mind? (Describe your thoughts)
3. What emotions are you feeling? (Note the intensity on a scale from 1-10)
4. What thought patterns do you recognize?
   1. All or nothing
   2. Blaming Others
   3. Catastrophizing
   4. Emotional Reasoning
   5. Fortune telling
   6. Labeling
   7. Magnifying the negative
   8. Mind reading
   9. Minimizing the positive
   10. Overgeneralization
   11. Self-Blaming
   12. Should Statements
   13. … Add your own
5. How can you think about the situation differently? (Challenge your thoughts, see from a different point of view)