Wow!

Thank you!

Your posts have an extremely valuable insight. Good to know there isn't something wrong with me - which was one of those automatic thoughts.

Yes, I do find the unhelpful thoughts overwhelming.

I started a journal yesterday. Even though tackling these thoughts doesn't occur to me on the spot I have wondered if doing so at the end of the day might help. I listed off each of the more major incidents and made an effort to challenge them then after the fact. Who knows if this will help but it is certainly a start.

Again, your responses have been taken with appreciation. Thank you for the advice and thank you for the empathy.

Yes, although not specifically labelled as such, it is obviousl this program (which I have enjoyed thus far) borrows from CBT.