Sample
thought
record
(TR)
completed
by

                                                                depressed
pt:

                     TRIGGER SITUATION              FEELING                       AUTOMATIC                     THINKING ERRORS 
                     What were you doing or         What were you feeling?        THOUGHTS                      #1 jumping to 
                     thinking when you started      How bad did you feel          What went through your        conclusions 
                     to feel bad?                   (1-10, 10 is the worst)       mind?                         #2 over-generalizing 
                                                                                                                #3 either/or 
                     EXAMPLES:                      I feel discouraged,           -I should be able to find     -Over-generalizing (also 
                     I can’t find a situation for   depressed, hopeless (9)       many situations for a TR.     predicting the future, 
                     thought record.                                              -If I can’t even find one     catastrophizing, mind 
                                                                                  situation, then I’m a         reading & using “should” 
                                                                                  hopeless case.                statements). 
                                                                                  -I’m never going to feel 
                                                                                  any better. 
                     My daughter calls to ask       I feel sad, down              -I miss spending time         -Jumping to conclusions, 
                     me to send her something.      depressed (10)                with my kids.                 over-generalizing. 
                     When I try to have more                                      -There really is something 
                     of a conversation, she                                       wrong with me.  
                     hurries to get off the                                       -My kids don’t like me. 
                     phone 
                                                                                  -I have failed as a father. 
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