ABSTRACT

In the previous chapter you learned how to question your beliefs and, in particular, to generate persuasive arguments to help you to strengthen your conviction in your healthy beliefs and to weaken your conviction in your unhealthy beliefs. Although you may have done this successfully you may still harbour a number of doubts, reservations and objections which may prevent you from moving on. In my experience these doubts, reservations and objections centre on the following:

1 doubts, reservations and objections to adopting your healthy belief and/ or giving up your unhealthy belief;

2 doubts, reservations and objections to adopting your healthy negative emotion and/ or giving up your unhealthy negative emotion;

3 doubts, reservations and objections to adopting your constructive behavioural goal and/ or giving up your unconstructive behaviour.