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CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy — identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors.

15 settings

Activity Scheduling

Deliberately planning positive or meaningful activities instead of waiting for motivation.

14 stories
Sayre Quevedo and Connor Quevedo and the Distance Between Them Gael and Deciding to Just Show Up Jay Shetty and the Calendar That Left No Room for Life Jay Shetty and the Trap of Constant Self-Focus Jay Shetty and the Three Things Happy People Do Differently …

Assertiveness Training

Learning to express needs and boundaries clearly without aggression or passivity.

54 stories
The Person Who Manages Everyone Else's Emotions So the Room Stays Calm Sabrina Zohar and the Moment She Stopped Being a Shell Michaela Nogueira and the Ulta Interview Alex Cooper and Learning to Trust Matt Kaplan Alex Cooper and the Unexpected Proposal …

Behavioral Activation

Breaking cycles of inaction by scheduling positive activities — even when motivation is low.

36 stories
Marisa Januzzi Thomas and the Ice Cream Truck Spencer Silver and the Adhesive Nobody Wanted Phineas Knowles and the First Shave Bill Mitchell and the News in the Parking Lot Gael and Deciding to Just Show Up …

Cognitive Restructuring

Identifying distorted thought patterns and replacing them with more balanced, realistic ones.

402 stories
Eve Engel and the First Kiss That Wasn't Perfect Dia and Her Ama's Answer at the Doctor's Office Ivan Lowe and the Fear of Actually Having a Future Colin Gosselin and the Decision to Stop Being Angry Colin Gosselin and the Basement Room …

Decatastrophizing

Challenging worst-case thinking by examining what would actually happen and how you would cope.

32 stories
Tim and Carrie League and Making Peace with Failure Before They Started Jim Koch and the Dangerous vs. Scary Decision The Grandmother's Journal Entry Sarah Finnekin and the Accidental Facebook Post Scott Tannen and the Decision to Take Outside Money …

Exposure

Gradually facing feared situations to reduce avoidance and build tolerance.

52 stories
Ivan Lowe and the PTSD He Didn't See Coming Jason Kelce and His First NFL Broadcast Michaela Nogueira and the TikTok Acne Video Sayre Quevedo and the Barbershop Across the Street Alex Cooper and Her Mom's Firm No …

Graded Task Assignment

Breaking a large goal into small, manageable pieces to build momentum and confidence.

28 stories
Rhea Jane and Building VoiceBack for Her Grandmother Sabrina Zohar and the Moment She Stopped Being a Shell Sayre Quevedo and the Barbershop Across the Street Kemp Powers and His Daughter Tom Cruise and the Six-Hour Makeup Problem …

Problem Solving

Breaking down overwhelming situations into concrete, actionable steps.

77 stories
Bryony Chappell and the Colorado Ski Mix-Up Colin Gosselin and the Basement Room Alex Cooper and Becoming a Mother While Covering Sexual Violence Regina Barzilai and the Mammogram Machine Sylvester Stallone and Being Told He Was Done …

Reattribution

Shifting blame or responsibility to a more accurate, balanced distribution instead of taking all or none.

128 stories
John Reznikov and the JFK Forgeries The Person Who Manages Everyone Else's Emotions So the Room Stays Calm David Smith and the First Communion Sabrina Zohar and the Breakup That Made Her Ask Why Alex Cooper and the Shame of Grieving Her Old Life …

Relaxation Training

Using breathing, muscle relaxation, or grounding to manage physical anxiety responses.

9 stories
G.J. Echternkamp and the Kidnapping That Wasn't Joe Dispenza on Breaking the Habit of Negative Thought Loops Millie Bobby Brown and the Breaking Point with Public Criticism Alex Cooper and the Pregnancy Test Secret Gail King and the R. Kelly Interview …

Role Playing

Practicing difficult conversations or situations before they happen to build confidence and skill.

1 story
Alison Wood Brooks and the Art of Admitting What You Don't Know

Self-Monitoring

Tracking your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to identify patterns you can't see in the moment.

48 stories
Tim League and the Me Too Reckoning The Person Who Spends Three Hours Dreading a 30-Minute Conversation Alex Cooper and Learning to Trust Matt Kaplan Alex Cooper and the Boyfriend Who Lost His Watch Jay Shetty and the Fragmented Attention Problem …

Socratic Questioning

Examining the evidence for and against a belief before accepting it as true.

90 stories
The Person Who Keeps Offering Solutions Nobody Asked For Sabrina Zohar and the Breakup That Made Her Ask Why Sylvester Stallone and the Mirror Therapy Lauren Malloy and the Facebook Message That Rewrote Everything A Woman in Her Mid-40s and the Question of Her Own Voice …

Stimulus Control

Changing your environment to support the behavior you want and reduce triggers for the behavior you don't.

39 stories
Sabrina Zohar and the Night Her Mom Got Sick Michaela Nogueira and the Online Hate Oprah Winfrey and the Noise of the World Jay Shetty and the Probability of Finding Love Kayla and the Group Circle at Paragon …

Thought Records

Writing down automatic thoughts to see patterns and challenge them with evidence.

5 stories
Kim Vaccarella and Turning Down $100 Million Paris Jackson and the Victim vs. Creator Exercise Alex Cooper and the Anxious Attachment Spiral The Breakup Loop — Searching for Closure in All the Wrong Places Nikki Glazer and the Saying Yes Trap
Name Type Stories
Activity Scheduling — Deliberately planning positive or meaningful activities instead of waiting for motivation. toggle 14
Assertiveness Training — Learning to express needs and boundaries clearly without aggression or passivity. slider 54
Behavioral Activation — Breaking cycles of inaction by scheduling positive activities — even when motivation is low. toggle 36
Cognitive Restructuring — Identifying distorted thought patterns and replacing them with more balanced, realistic ones. slider 402
Decatastrophizing — Challenging worst-case thinking by examining what would actually happen and how you would cope. slider 32
Exposure — Gradually facing feared situations to reduce avoidance and build tolerance. slider 52
Graded Task Assignment — Breaking a large goal into small, manageable pieces to build momentum and confidence. slider 28
Problem Solving — Breaking down overwhelming situations into concrete, actionable steps. slider 77
Reattribution — Shifting blame or responsibility to a more accurate, balanced distribution instead of taking all or none. slider 128
Relaxation Training — Using breathing, muscle relaxation, or grounding to manage physical anxiety responses. slider 9
Role Playing — Practicing difficult conversations or situations before they happen to build confidence and skill. toggle 1
Self-Monitoring — Tracking your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to identify patterns you can't see in the moment. toggle 48
Socratic Questioning — Examining the evidence for and against a belief before accepting it as true. toggle 90
Stimulus Control — Changing your environment to support the behavior you want and reduce triggers for the behavior you don't. toggle 39
Thought Records — Writing down automatic thoughts to see patterns and challenge them with evidence. toggle 5