Ask yourself the following questions.
1. How many “could-have,” “should have” or “would have” statements have you uttered today?
2. How many “if onlys” were part of your inner vocabulary today?
3. How many times have you replayed a conversation or situation in your head that pained you?
4. How many scenarios have you created of the unpredictable future?
5. How much time do you spend speculating?
6. Is your mind passive?
7. Are you honest with yourself?
8. Do you go through the motions of the day, not really committed to a goal, saying one things but meaning another?
9. Is your thinking distorted? Are you forming a personal identity around a problem or disease? Do you speak about “my arthritis,” “My M.S.” or “my heart problem.”
10. Do you ever make comments like, “nothing ever goes right for me,” “everything I touch fails,” or “I always mess up”?