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

Your Belief System or the way you look at things often causes you to feel
upset. Look for the connection between your self-blocking feelings and your
irrational Beliefs.

By learning how to use the ALIVE CODE , you can learn to think more
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logically (at point ), feel better (at point ), and accomplish more of your
reasonable Goals for a healthier and happier life.

Identifying Feelings

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When you feel disturbed (at point ), you are emotionally reacting to your
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beliefs about the situation you are experiencing (at point ). Focus on your
feelings. One way to focus on your feelings is to give them a name.

Identifying how you feel about your problem situation is not as dif cult if you
ask yourself, “How do I feel (at point ) after experiencing this Adversity (at
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point )?”

There is no wrong answer. There is no feeling that is wrong for you to have.
But you may often have inappropriate or self-defeating feelings that
interfere with your dealing well with Adversities and with achieving your
Goals.

Do your best to name the feelings you experience when thinking about
your Activating Events or Adversities. The feeling words listed below
describe how people often feel.

This list on the next page may re ect one or more of the feelings which you
experienced in connection with the Adversity you identi ed earlier.

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