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DARE TO BE A.L.I.V.E. - DON’T BE A D.A.S.H.

Nothing is ad bad because it could be worse. Besides, something “good”
might come out of it. Labeling events and experiences as awful! Usually
makes you more upset than you have to be. Don’t underestimate your own
ability to tolerate bad things that happen, and to still nd happiness in spite
of these misfortunes.

Loosen up! Yes, bad things do happen to people who act well. Tough! Sad!
The world won’t, in all probability, come to an end. But our world will be
endlessly miserable if you keep Catastrophizing and awfulizing about it.

EXERCISE 5: PRACTICE ANTI-AWFULIZING.

1. Describe something that seemed totally AWFUL at the time, but does
not seem AWFUL now.

B . Describe a time when something that seemed AWFUL led to something
desirable.

LESSON 2

By magic? No! By mere understanding and insight? Partly. By
understanding and insight plus the work and practice of Disputing? Yes!

ALIVE CODE particularly helps you Dispute and change your self-sabotaging
and socially handicapping irrational Beliefs (iBs). This is hardly the only road
to change but is the main one we will focus on in this lesson.

Activating Event usually a negative life experience or Adversity. There are
two basic kinds of Activating Events or Adversities: Primary Activating Events
and repeated Activating Events.

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