CBT · Cognitive

Double-Standard Technique

Would you say this to someone you love?

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The double-standard technique: apply the same standard you use with a person you love to yourself. Often the harshest inner voice would be unrecognizable if spoken to a friend.

What I am telling myself about this

If a close friend told me the same about themselves, I would say...

Rewritten self-statement using that standard

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