Self defeating emotional patterns examples

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Journal Entry 21

In this activity, you will explore self-defeating patterns in your life that may reveal unconscious scripts. You’re about to embark on an exciting journey into your inner world! There you can discover—and later revise—the invisible forces that have gotten you off course from your goals and dreams.

1. Write about one of your self-defeating behavior patterns. Choose a behavior pattern that you checked on the list or identify a self-defeating behavior that isn’t on the list but that you do often. Remember to develop your journal paragraphs by anticipation questions that someone reading it might have about this behavior pattern. (Even you might have questions when you read your journal ten years from now.) For example, • What exactly is your self-defeating behavior pattern? • What are some specific examples of when you did this behavior? • What may have caused this habit? • What undesirable effects has it had on your life? • How would your life be improved if you changed it?

One student began by writing; One of my self-defeating behavior patterns is that I seldom do my best work on college assignments. For example, in my biology lab. . .

2. Repeat Step 1 for one of your self-defeating thought patterns or for one of your self-defeating emotional patterns. Once again, choose a pattern that you checked on that list or identify a habit that isn’t on the list that you often think or feel. You might begin; One of my self-defeating thought patterns is that I often wonder if I am smart enough to be successful in college. I especially think this during exams. For example, last Thursday I. . . Or. . . One of my self-defeating emotional patterns is that I often feel frustrated. For example. . .

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