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Cognitive Restructuring: Socratic Questions Worksheet

On this page, we will provide you with the Cognitive Restructuring: Socratic Questions Worksheet. It will help you to restructure your negative thoughts patterns into some productive thoughts.
What is Cognitive Restructuring: Socratic Questions Worksheet?
Socratic questioning is one of the techniques of Cognitive Behavioural therapy, it is used to challenge and change irrational thoughts to rational and positive ones. In this technique your negative thoughts and core beliefs are targeted and tried to change by the use of socratic questions, rather than providing evidence, certain types of probing questions are asked.
How will Cognitive Restructuring: Socratic Questions Worksheet
Socratic questioning is an art, just by seeking evidence and asking questions you target the innermost core beliefs that remain hidden. This will help you to maintain your relationships in a healthy way. It is kind of a cognitive error that you keep perceiving the information in a negative way all the time, you rely on your prejudices, lies and on mere speculations.
Instructions for the Cognitive Restructuring: Socratic Questions Worksheet
Use this worksheet to learn socratic questioning technique, practice makes a man perfect. With time you will be able to learn to question and target your negative thoughts.
You can download this worksheet here.
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Conclusion
On this page, we provided you with the Cognitive Restructuring: Socratic Questions Worksheet. Hopefully, It helped you to restructure your negative thought patterns into some productive thoughts.
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Resources
The worksheets on this site should not be used in place of professional advice from a mental health professional.
You should always seek help from a mental health professional or medical professional. We are not providing any advice or recommendations here.
There are various resources where you can seek help.
You could use Online-Therapy if you feel you need counselling.
If you live in the UK then this list of resources from the NHS may help you find help.
If you live in the USA then you could contact Mental Health America who may be able to assist you further.