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(3) What are Emotive Techniques?

• Emotive techniques are designed to help you change your negative
thoughts by emotional means. Humorous methods, poems, songs etc.
generate feelings that help challenge and change negative thoughts.

Cognitive Techniques: The Power of Our Thoughts:

• Although we may not always be aware of our thoughts, they nevertheless
can have a strong effect on how we feel and behave in response to a

particular situation or event.

• It is important to note that following the completion of your ALIVE
treatment, you may occasionally experience days when you feel fatigued or
distressed. During such periods, we suggest that you review the contents of
this manual and continue to use the ALIVE skills that you have learned.

• Over time and with practice, these ALIVE skills will become natural for you,
like riding a bike or driving a car.

• We hope that you will nd these techniques valuable, and we wish you
every success in the future.

ALIVE CODE PROBLEM SOLVING WORK BOOK

The ALIVE CODE Problem Solving Workbook teaches you the self-help
methods of ALIVE, and shows you how to add to your ef ciency and
enjoyment. Will it make you thoroughly healthy and happy? Not a chance!
Will it help you to be healthier and happier? Most likely!

ALIVE CODE teaches you coping techniques that will help you now and in
the future. You will learn about low frustration tolerance (LFT) and how to
prevent or cope with self-blocking feelings.

ALIVE CODE will teach you how to accept yourself and make the best of bad
situations without awfulizing about them. You will learn ways to accept
yourself unconditionally—even if you don’t like some of your behavior.

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