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Kai: plans cancelled two weekends in a row

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Take-home sheet · A story from Thought Forge

Kai: plans cancelled two weekends in a row

CBTHero

kai character
Kai's best friend cancelled plans to hang out for the second weekend in a row. They said they were busy.
First thought“They don't actually like me. Nobody really wants to hang out with me.”

In the game

Let's build a better thought for Kai! Tap the helpful words and skip the harmful ones.

Talk it overThree questions for after you play. There are no wrong answers.

  1. 1

    What was Kai's automatic thought? Which words in it are the harmful ones?

  2. 2

    Let's build a better thought for Kai. What would you say that is both realistic and kind?

  3. 3

    Has something like this happened to you? What would your better thought be?

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Practice sheet: Build a Balanced Thought · cbthero.com/printables/balanced-thought

Ages 10–16 · Friends

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🖨️ Build a Balanced Thought

A worksheet for catching an automatic thought and naming the trap. Then checking the evidence and building a thought that is both realistic and kind.

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