3-COLUMN TECHNIQUE

Step One: Describe the Upsetting Event

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Step Two: Record your negative feelings – rate them from 0% (the least) to 100% (the most). Use words like sad,

anxious, angry, guilty, lonely, frustrated, etc…

Negative Thoughts

Write down the thoughts that make you upset.

Identify any cognitive

distortions in the

thoughts you write down