So one of my struggles is constant "negative" thinking. I put negative in quotes because I sometimes think it's realistic thinking, but that's probably warped thinking, too.

Anyway, one of the benefits I get from visiting this site is getting things off of my chest and reading how other people are similar or different. I thought I'd start a thread where we list our "warped thoughts". Maybe getting them out there will help us to see how unrealistic they are or just be there as a reminder so we can try to change the tapes going on in our head.

Here are a few of mine:

1. I am a bad person because of past mistakes and, therefore, do not deserve good things to happen to me, to live, be forgiven or be loved.

2. Life is only pain, sadness and being controlled by others so why keep living.

3. Money means control.

4. I've failed at things in the past, so I'm likely to fail at things again.

5. People have hurt me/I have hurt people in the past so I am going to avoid people.

6. Behavioral therapy is brainwashing.

The above isn't coming out the way I planned, but I'm going to post it anyway and see where it goes.