CBT Thought Challenger

🧠 CBT Thought Challenger

Transform negative thinking patterns using evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy techniques

💡 What is CBT?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns. By examining the evidence for and against your thoughts, you can develop more balanced, realistic perspectives that reduce anxiety and improve your well-being.

1 Identify
2 Emotions
3 Distortions
4 Challenge
5 Reframe
6 Results

📝 Identify Your Thought

What negative or anxious thought is bothering you right now?

😔 Identify Your Emotions

What emotions does this thought create? Select all that apply.

😰 Anxious
😢 Sad
😳 Embarrassed
😤 Frustrated
😞 Hopeless
😨 Scared
😔 Ashamed
🥺 Lonely
😵 Overwhelmed
😶 Worthless
Mild Moderate Intense
5/10

🔍 Identify Thinking Patterns

Which cognitive distortions might be affecting your thought? Select any that apply.

⚫ All-or-Nothing Thinking

Seeing things in black and white. "If I'm not perfect, I'm a failure."

🔮 Mind Reading

Assuming you know what others are thinking without evidence.

💥 Catastrophizing

Expecting the worst possible outcome to happen.

🎱 Fortune Telling

Predicting negative outcomes as if they're certain to happen.

🏷️ Labeling

Putting fixed, negative labels on yourself or others. "I'm boring."

📊 Overgeneralization

Drawing broad conclusions from a single event. "This always happens."

🔎 Mental Filtering

Focusing only on negative details while ignoring positives.

👤 Personalization

Blaming yourself for things outside your control.

📜 Should Statements

Rigid rules about how you or others "should" behave.

💭 Emotional Reasoning

Believing something is true because you feel it strongly.

⚖️ Challenge Your Thought

Let's examine the evidence for and against this thought.

Answer these questions honestly:

✨ Reframe Your Thought

Based on your analysis, let's create a more balanced perspective.

Suggested Balanced Thoughts:

Mild Moderate Intense
5/10

🎉 Your Thought Transformation

Here's how you've reframed your thinking.

❌ Before

✓ After

Balanced

💡 Key Insights

📚 Your Thought Journal

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