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 5. So
me emotions are stupid.
 
Challenge:  Every emotion indicates how I am feeling in a certain situation. All emotions are 
useful to help me understand what I am experiencing .
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y challenge:   
 6. 
All painful emotions are a result of a bad attitude.
 
Challenge:  All painful emotions are natural responses to something.
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y challenge:   
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f others don’t approve of my feelings, I obviously shouldn’t feel the way I do.
 
Challenge:  I have every right to feel the way I do, regardless of what other people think.
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y challenge:   
 8. O
ther people are the best judges of how I am feeling.
 
Challenge:  I am the best judge of how I feel. Other people can only guess how I feel.
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y challenge:   
 9. P
ainful emotions are not important and should be ignored.
 
Challenge:  Painful emotions can be warning signs telling me that a situation I am in is not 
good.
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y challenge:   
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. E
xtreme emotions get you a lot further than trying to regulate your emotions.
 
Challenge:  Extreme emotions can often cause trouble for me and for other people. If an 
emotion is not effective, emotion regulation is a good idea.
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