Core Beliefs

You may get a clue form the items below and using the modals or the adverbs will help to determine the exact item.
The belief may be an internal one � �I� or �My� or external � A category of people or concepts - �alcoholics, druggies, money, life, things, everything, food, sex etc�

Modals - am, can, could, do, might, must, need, ought, shall, should, want, would or their negative counterparts

Adverbs � always, constantly, continuously, never

The groups tend to be small � up to 3. Within a group the items may all target the same underlying belief.

I never sleep well
I always have to get up in the night
I can�t heal myself
Exercise is torture
Healthy food tastes terrible
I�m out of shape because I�m old

I can�t change
I don�t have enough time
This is too hard
I�m not flexible
Once you have kids its all downhill

I am useless
I am not good enough
I will never achieve anything
I am awkward
I will never make it

I will never measure up to �..
I will never make it
I am helpless
I am hopeless
There is nothing I can do
I can�t�

I am untalented, unintelligent and unattractive
I am stupid
I am ugly

I will never amount to anything
People always walk all over me

Nobody cares about me
I don�t deserve to be loved
There must be something wrong with me

I do not love myself
I don�t deserve happiness

I am not worthy of respect
Other people take me for granted

My parents didn�t respect me
My sisters take advantage of me

Nobody wants to spend time with me
I don�t matter

Nobody listens to me
I am a burden
I am a pest

It is not safe to be out at night alone
I never feel safe in multi storey car parks

The world is not a safe place
Authority is scary

Other people are more important than I am
People Don�t see who I am
I don�t fit in (anywhere)
I am always left out
Wherever I am, I am unwelcome

I�m nothing
I stick out like a sore thumb
I can never be myself
I can�t cope with criticism
Everyone thinks I am stupid
But I�m not like them

Nothing ever goes right for me
Money is difficult to come by honestly
I can�t afford to take time off
Life is a continuous struggle
My boss never sees me

If I attempt this I will fail
Its not possible
I�ll fail again�
They think I�m useless
I�ve tried this before
It won�t work for me

I am useless (at ������..)
I will never be any good at (�������..)
I never start what I finish

I am so disorganized
I can�t do this because�.

Pleasing other people is the right thing to do
Being there for others keeps them happy
My finances are always out of control
I must be liked and admired by everyone

Disagreement and conflict are a disaster
Everyone in my life must be perfect
People are fragile and must be protected

I�ll never amount to much
I can�t handle change
No matter how hard I try I can never get it right

I can never make decisions
I never stick with any decisions I make
I am hopeless (at��������)

I am weak
I can�t stand up for myself
I don�t dare stand up for myself
I am powerless to change
I always leave myself open to abuse / being used
I am a victim

I must obey other people�s dictates
Forgiving other people is hard
I can�t get in touch with my emotions
Why does this always happen to me?
This situation is hopeless
I must be perfect in all I do

Life is hard
Life is �.
Men (Women) take advantage of me
Nobody respects me
People cannot be trusted
People are not reliable

You can�t trust ���. (men, women, alcoholics)
It is dangerous to allow other people to get close
People do not change
People are either good or bad
Problems are a sign of weakness and failure
I can�t speak in front of an audience

Anyone who is wealthy is greedy, so I'd rather be middle-class
I�m not good enough
If I didn't earn it, then I don't deserve it, even if it was a gift
I�m nothing unless others love and approve of me

I�m nothing if I don�t succeed
I can't trust anyone else to do the job as well as I can
I can�t afford that
I must do it perfectly or it�s not worth bothering with
Making money is not easy

I don�t deserve what I truly want
I�m not smart enough to make more money
Women can't handle the pressure of high-stress jobs
I have to work even more hours if I want to make more money

Money doesn�t grow on trees
When things are going well, something very bad will happen to ruin it
If I take a risk I will fail
I can�t do that�it�ll never work