As he’s vividly imagining the unpleasant experience (A) Activating the Event, something happens in the environment around this person. As the individual vividly imagines the experience, he is feeling all the allowing all strong emotion to surface. (B) Beliefs, holding a belief about the event or situation. This individual feels that he MUST have the relationship work out, the idea if it doesn’t workout he can’t go on. (C) Consequence: This person is having an emotional response to his belief (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2010, 251-269). He feels getting in touch with all his emotions. He is feeling angry, rejected, depression, bewildered, and unlovable. How can she do this to our family? Nick, had some strong negative emotions. Feeling angry rejected, confused, depression, and …show more content…
Encouraging this individual to practice this exercise at least 10 minutes a day until he can effortlessly bring up the triggering event and disturbing thoughts and able to alter feelings that are not harmful just as easily. Which may take a few weeks of adjustment? The person will automatically and effortlessly experience the feelings of displeasure and disappointment rather than anger, rejection, bewilderment, depression, and unlovable (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2010, pp.