Shame, Self-Worth & Inner Critic
Cognitive Reframe
Stay with it (15)
15 Minute Work-Through. You are in the right place. This is workable step by step.
This pass is about interrupting distorted loops and replacing them with a more accurate thought line.
Why this is first
Use this when the loop itself is the issue: rumination, replaying, catastrophizing, or self-attack.
What to do now
- Name the repeating thought exactly as it appears.
- Tag the distortion pattern (catastrophe, all-or-nothing, mind-reading, self-attack).
- Separate facts from assumptions.
- Draft the most honest stabilizing interpretation.
- Use that interpretation to choose one concrete step.
Helper block
If you are guiding someone: send this page and say, "Start with the 5-minute pass first. We do not need to solve everything right now."
Optional pressure release
"Your brain is loud right now. Loud is not always true."
How this helps
Repetition reinforces threat predictions. Reframe interrupts that reinforcement and installs a workable interpretation.