3Restructure Your Cognition
This technique applies after you must have identified any wrong perspective or distortion you hold intentionally or not. Then, you begin to unravel how you arrived at such a distortion, what prompt you to hold such distortion or inaccurate view.
Immediately you sense a belief that spells trouble or unhealthy; you have to find that modicum of courage to challenge it. For instance, if you have an opinion that to be a respectable person, your pay grade must be high. Such thought will only put in harm’s way, especially when you lose a job, as you will feel inferior and bad about yourself. In fact, its peril may extend to your friends and family.
Furthermore, rather than accepting such an incorrect and unhealthy belief, which may be counterproductive and lead to thinking negatively about yourself, take such an opportunity to reflect about what actually makes one a “respectable” individual in the community. Focus on other beliefs you may have failed to put into consideration before. [3]
