ABSTRACT
When someone is feeling low it can be hard not to generalise negative feelings and to use language that supports staying in a negative frame of mind. Ask them to try and spot when they use phrases like:
◆ always,
◆ everybody,
◆ nobody,
◆ everywhere,
◆ no one,
◆ always,
◆ never,
and to write them down, it might be a useful idea to collect these ‘statements’ in a jar for reference as an aid to monitor progress. It may also be helpful to ask the child to try and think of a different way of phrasing their feelings without using the above mentioned words.