1. In the four outer speech bubbles write 4 negative things you say to yourself.
2. In the middle bubble draw a picture of what it feels like deep inside when you use negative self talk. 3. Complete the worksheet and journal.
I use negative or disrespectful self talk to help me deal with _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________. I believe that using negative self talk may protect me from __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ but it really just makes me feel like _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________. It is true that I have walked away or needed to walk away from people who say negative things to me and I know I need to walk away from the negative messages I tell myself, but I really don’t know how to _______________________________ stop _______________________________________________________________ but I (am, am not) committed to trying to stop so that I can _________________ _______________________________________________________________.
Journal: Compare how you feel when others put you down, and how you feel when you put yourself down. Also write about some ideas to stop negative self talk. Write some positive talk to counter the negative. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________