ANDREAS ECONOMIDES
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Negative Beliefs
Categorised for EMDR therapy
Defectiveness (I am something "wrong")
I am different in a bad way
I am a bad
I do not deserve love
I am undeserving
I am shameful
I am terrible
I deserve only bad things
I deserve to die
I am worthless (inadequate)
I am stupid (not smart enough)
I am ugly (my body is hateful)
I am insignificant
I deserve to be miserable
I am unlovable
I am not good enough
I am permanently damaged
I am a disappointment
I am a failure
I am defective
I am broken
I am unimportant
I am empty inside
There is something wrong with me
I am not enough
I am a burden
I am disgusting
I am toxic
I am weak
Action (I did something "wrong")
I should have done something
I should have known better
I did something wrong
It is my fault
I cannot be trusted
I am to blame
I should have stopped it
I should have said something
I am irresponsible
I am careless
I hurt people
I am dangerous
Safety / Vulnerability
I cannot be trusted
I cannot trust my judgment
I am in danger
It is not safe to express my feelings
I cannot trust anyone
I cannot protect myself
I cannot stand up for myself
I cannot trust myself
I am not safe
I am vulnerable
I am going to die
The world is dangerous
People will hurt me
I am alone in this
No one will help me
I am fragile
I will be abandoned
I cannot survive this
Control / Choice
I am not in control
I have to be perfect (or please everyone)
I am powerless (helpless)
I am a failure (or will fail)
I cannot succeed
I cannot get what I want
I am trapped
I cannot make decisions
I have no choice
I am stuck
I cannot ask for help
I must control everything
I am not allowed to make mistakes
I cannot say no
Connection / Belonging
I do not belong
I am alone
No one wants me
I am invisible
I am excluded
I am rejected
I do not fit in
No one cares about me
I will always be alone
I am unlikable
I am forgotten
I am abandoned
I cannot connect with others
I am separate from everyone else
There is no one for me
