What Irrational Thinking Leads to Helplessness?
* If I am no longer in need of others’ help or support, then how will anybody ever find me appealing enough to be loved and cared for? * There is no way I will ever be able to get myself out of this mess. * How would I know since nobody ever told me? * I don’t have the ability to be supportive of your feelings since I don’t know how I feel nor can I identify my feelings. * If people hadn’t abandoned me, then I would have been able to solve these problems. * People are basically selfish and they don’t care about me. * People will only show interest in me when I am sick, in grief, hurting or perceived as a failure or loser. Since no one really cares about me when I’m healthy, then I must only be worth something when I’m sick or in trouble. * No matter what I do, I’ll be abandoned anyway so why should I change? * If they really loved and cared about me, they would do it for me. * I’m a weak, frail, human person and people can’t expect me to get strong overnight. * I’ve only been in my rec
