User Manual of Me
The
Thought
Railway
Every stressful moment arrives at a junction. Who chooses the track?
Board the train
How the railway works
Our first thought can arrive automatically
1 · The train arrives
Situation
2 · Track already laid
Automatic interpretation
3 · Where it takes you
Reaction
Physical
Emotional
Behavioural
→
→
I am
Kili
. I repeat words without thinking. Automatic thoughts do the same.
A thought is not automatically a
fact
. You can switch the track.
Change the perception
Threat or challenge?
“I can’t cope with this.”
→
THREAT
“This is difficult. What can I do?”
→
CHALLENGE
Does “challenge” mean the situation becomes easy?
No. It means I begin looking for resources.
AUTOMATIC TRACK
DELIBERATE TRACK
STUCK
RESOURCES JUNCTION
Situation
Kili says (automatic thought)
✎ Type the class’s own thought
Fact?
Thought?
Reaction board
Automatic
Deliberate
Body
Feelings
Action
THREAT
CHALLENGE
The lever: deliberate thinking
Track A · Automatic thought
Track B · Deliberate thought
✎ Type the class’s own thought
Hands up! Which thought would you have?
◀ A · Automatic
Deliberate · B ▶
Talk about it
Resources Junction
What helps deliberate thinking win?
A thought is not automatically a fact.
These resources help you switch the track.
A healthy body gives you energy.
A regulated mind helps you direct it.
Health affects how well you can use every other resource you have.
How it works
Threat / challenge
1 Maths
2 Assembly
3 Missing out
4 Dislike
5 Comparison
Toolkit
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