Self-Criticism – Self-Monitoring Record
The Self-Criticism – Self-Monitoring Record is a structured tool designed to collect information about how clients experience self-criticism.
Self-Criticism - Self-Monitoring Record
If you are prone to self-criticism, you probably spend a lot of time focusing on your flaws and mistakes while ignoring your strengths and achievements. As a result, you might see yourself as inadequate or worthless, and label yourself in negative ways (e.g., “stupid”, “ugly”, “loser”, etc.).
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) suggests that the way we think and act influences how we feel. One way to learn more about your experience of self-criticism is to use a self-monitoring record. It’s like a diary that can help you become more aware of what triggers your self-criticism, the form it takes, and how you respond to it.
Complete this record whenever you criticize yourself or as your therapist has instructed.
Overview
Developing self-monitoring skills teaches clients to systematically observe and record specific targets such as their own thoughts, body feelings, emotions, and behaviors. Though it’s usually introduced early in the therapy process, it can continue to provide an inexpensive and constant measure of problem symptoms and behaviors throughout treatment. The Self-Criticism – Self-Monitoring Record worksheet is designed to help clients capture information about situations where they engaged in self-critical thinking.
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