some highlights from a current wip (everyone and their mother has made a bbc ghosts modern au but i have thomas/isabelle brainworms and needed to make my own take on one with them as the focus)
some highlights from a current wip (everyone and their mother has made a bbc ghosts modern au but i have thomas/isabelle brainworms and needed to make my own take on one with them as the focus)
maybe a crazy take idk but i dont actually think many scenes in stories are 'unneccesary' i think they just make people uncomfortable and rather than try to understand the significance of that discomfort and why the author mightve deliberately inflicted it, decide that discomfort = bad, therefore that scene + the author are both bad
mgs2 Substance for the PS2 makes me think things
this is old as shit so I might redo it at some point (lmk if I should lol)
PS how do I set up asks I've been on tumblr for like 0.2s I want stupid requests, tech help gets a kiss on the cheek (verbally)
no, thanks
Step 1 - Identify the thought and if possible, why you’re having it.
The first step to challenging a thought is to identify it. If it’s helpful to you, consider writing it out.
Example 1: My friend doesn’t want to be friends anymore. I think this because we usually talk a lot more and lately they’ve been quieter.
Example 2: I’m a failure and can’t do anything. I think this because I messed up and got a bad grade.
Step 2 - Look for exceptions
This involves looking out for similar situations that had ended differently than is being assumed.
Example 1: This has happened before, and it turned out that they were busier than usual with final exams.
Example 2: When my friends get bad grades, I never think they are a failure.
Step 3 - Find evidence to the contrary
Example 1: Last week, she told me how important I was to her and that she missed me.
Example 2: I’ve done a lot of things successfully. I helped a friend through a breakdown yesterday. I got a good grade on another assignment. I passed my drivers test.
Step 4 - Replace it with an alternate thought
When it comes to an alternate thought, if you can put a positive spin on it that’s great. But I find that hard, so I try and find a neutral thought.
Example 1: It’s likely my friend has something going on and she will reach out to me when she’s ready.
Example 2: Failing one assignment doesn’t make me a failure. I’m not defined by any one thing.
"I quit a long time ago."
"Maybe it's time to start again?"