May – Emotional – Week Two  – Activity: Understand Emotions

This week, I will notice how my feelings, beliefs and thoughts are connected. I will print an REBT self help form and use it each day. I will replace irrational beliefs/thoughts with rational ones.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy developed by Albert Ellis is a method for understanding how our beliefs about events lead to our emotions.

Tools for understanding emotions:

• Introduction to REBT
• The ABCs of REBT
• Learn Your Emotional A B Cs (pdf)
• Printable ABC worksheet (pdf) from PsychologyTools.org
• Printable REBT self help form (pdf)
• Handling Irrational Beliefs at Livestrong.com
• Healthy Thinking at Arizona State University
• The free ebook “Why do I feel so bad?” is part of a free online course Living Life to the Full